Gross public investment in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Gross public investment was 4.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Central African Republic, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 4.0% for gross public investment in 2011.
That represents a change of down 34.4% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Central African Republic peaked at 9.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1996.
Central African Republic ranks 44th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +64.1% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -31.7% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +80.4% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.7% | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 7.2% | +52.7% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 7.2% | +16.6% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +35.4% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -81.5% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +116.5% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +82.1% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -27.8% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -55.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +86.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -34.4% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 4.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.2%, 48% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 4.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 1.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
More economy & growth data for Central African Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -0.5324 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1,290 BoP, current US$ (2002)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2002)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per person (2002)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 40.41 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.58 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Central African Republic?
- Gross public investment in Central African Republic was 4.0% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1996.
- How does Central African Republic rank for gross public investment?
- Central African Republic ranks 44th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.