Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) - Country Ranking - Africa

Definition: 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.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Mauritania 45.16 2020
2 Tanzania 42.91 2020
3 Algeria 41.02 2020
4 Seychelles 40.02 2012
5 Cabo Verde 34.52 2014
6 The Gambia 33.18 2020
7 Sudan 31.93 2020
8 Niger 31.07 2020
9 Ethiopia 30.75 2020
10 Zambia 29.87 2020
11 Libya 29.83 2008
12 Nigeria 28.65 2020
13 Lesotho 28.10 2019
14 Botswana 27.93 2020
15 Congo 27.68 2020
16 Senegal 27.60 2020
17 Morocco 26.45 2020
18 Benin 25.21 2020
19 Rwanda 24.96 2020
20 Guinea-Bissau 24.33 2020
21 Dem. Rep. Congo 24.28 2020
22 Mozambique 24.01 2019
23 Togo 23.61 2020
24 Uganda 23.52 2020
25 Côte d'Ivoire 22.44 2020
26 Chad 21.62 2020
27 Burkina Faso 21.40 2019
28 Gabon 19.90 2020
29 Mali 19.86 2020
30 Tunisia 19.65 2018
31 Madagascar 19.61 2020
32 Kenya 19.34 2020
33 Central African Republic 18.13 2020
34 Ghana 18.05 2020
35 Mauritius 17.90 2020
36 Cameroon 17.85 2020
37 Djibouti 17.17 2020
38 Angola 16.76 2020
39 Guinea 15.01 2020
40 Namibia 14.69 2020
41 South Africa 13.72 2020
42 Egypt 13.66 2020
43 Somalia 13.42 2020
44 Eswatini 12.82 2020
45 Eritrea 12.63 2011
46 Comoros 12.59 2020
47 Sierra Leone 11.67 2020
48 Burundi 11.38 2020
49 Zimbabwe 7.45 2020
50 Equatorial Guinea 5.40 2020

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual