Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross public investment was 7.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2011
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 is 7.6%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 8.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.7% | — |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.6% | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 398.55 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 386.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 7.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross public investment in Sub-Saharan Africa was 7.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross public investment?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.