Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Gross public investment was 8.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria recorded 8.1% for gross public investment in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 8.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1985.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5.7% | — |
| 1985 | 5.4% | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.1% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
- Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 82.0% (2011)
- GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 2.3% (2011)
- GDP deflator, index 231.05 2000=100; US$ series (2011)
- Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita 775.16 current US$ (2011)
- Import price index 219.14 goods and services 2000=100 (2011)
- Real agricultural GDP growth rates 4.0% (2011)
- Terms of trade 101.39 goods and services, 2000 = 100 (2009)
- Construction, value added 28.13 billion current US$ (2008)
- Gross domestic savings, total 50.11 billion constant 2000 US$ (2011)
- Mining and quarrying, value added 130.56 billion current US$ (2008)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 8.1% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1985.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for gross public investment?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.