Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: Average annual growth of gross fixed capital formation based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Eritrea 466.89 2011
2 Zimbabwe 161.04 2018
3 The Gambia 44.03 2020
4 Dem. Rep. Congo 32.11 2020
5 Somalia 27.53 1985
6 Burkina Faso 23.81 2019
7 Cabo Verde 15.79 2014
8 Togo 15.00 2020
9 Mozambique 12.44 2018
10 Guinea-Bissau 9.63 2020
11 Côte d'Ivoire 8.38 2020
12 Ethiopia 7.42 2020
13 Central African Republic 6.04 2020
14 Niger 4.94 2020
15 Lesotho 3.80 2019
16 Kenya 3.43 2020
17 Tanzania 2.39 2020
18 Tunisia 2.15 2018
19 Benin 2.11 2020
20 Ghana 1.77 2020
21 Comoros 0.10 2020
22 Uganda -0.07 2020
23 Mali -1.20 2020
24 Angola -1.43 2020
25 Mauritania -1.45 2020
26 Senegal -2.00 2020
27 Burundi -3.55 2020
28 Guinea -3.83 2019
29 Sierra Leone -4.08 2020
30 Rwanda -4.55 2020
31 Algeria -5.00 2020
32 Cameroon -5.36 2020
33 Eswatini -5.55 2020
34 Sudan -5.80 2020
35 Nigeria -7.55 2020
36 Botswana -7.70 2020
37 Morocco -8.99 2020
38 Chad -9.15 2020
39 Madagascar -10.00 2020
40 Namibia -11.22 2020
41 South Africa -14.89 2020
42 Congo -15.41 2020
43 Gabon -16.67 2020
44 Egypt -20.89 2020
45 Mauritius -26.20 2020
46 Seychelles -29.83 2003
47 Djibouti -37.23 2020
48 Equatorial Guinea -45.11 2020

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual