Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Gross public investment was 8.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 1987–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa is 8.1%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 23 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 peaked at 8.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 6.5% | — |
| 1990 | 7.1% | +8.5% |
| 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 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 80.1% (2011)
- GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 2.9% (2011)
- GDP deflator, index 239.7 2000=100; US$ series (2011)
- Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita 757.58 current US$ (2011)
- Import price index 165.76 goods and services 2000=100 (2005)
- Real agricultural GDP growth rates 4.0% (2011)
- Gross domestic savings, total 61.18 billion constant 2000 US$ (2011)
- Value added, mining and quarrying 33.10 billion constant 2000 US$ (2008)
- GDFI - private 76.56 billion current US$ (2008)
- GDFI - public sector 52.78 billion current US$ (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for gross public investment?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 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 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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About this data
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.