Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators
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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.
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Cape Verde (2008) | 42.9 |
| 2 | Djibouti (2007) | 38.87 |
| 3 | Madagascar (2008) | 35.71 |
| 4 | Morocco (2008) | 32 |
| 5 | Ghana (2008) | 31.96 |
| 6 | Senegal (2008) | 30.2 |
| 7 | Malawi (2008) | 30.15 |
| 8 | Lesotho (2008) | 28.84 |
| 9 | Seychelles (2008) | 28.26 |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea (2008) | 28.21 |
| 11 | Algeria (2008) | 27.87 |
| 12 | Gabon (2008) | 27.32 |
| 13 | Botswana (2008) | 26.99 |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo (2007) | 26.73 |
| 15 | Mauritania (2007) | 25.93 |
| 16 | Gambia (2004) | 24.75 |
| 17 | Kenya (2008) | 24.66 |
| 18 | Mauritius (2008) | 24.16 |
| 19 | Tunisia (2008) | 24.05 |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau (2008) | 23.84 |
| 21 | Egypt (2008) | 23.75 |
| 22 | North Africa (2008) | 23.45 |
| 23 | Uganda (2008) | 23.34 |
| 24 | Mali (2007) | 23.33 |
| 25 | Mozambique (2008) | 23.03 |
| 26 | Namibia (2008) | 22.58 |
| 27 | Togo (2005) | 22.26 |
| 28 | South Africa (2008) | 22.18 |
| 29 | Zambia (2008) | 21.38 |
| 30 | Zimbabwe (2005) | 20.97 |
| 31 | Ethiopia (2008) | 20.82 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso (2006) | 20.78 |
| 33 | Rwanda (2008) | 20.75 |
| 34 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2008) | 20.62 |
| 35 | Africa (2008) | 20.4 |
| 36 | Sudan (2008) | 20.24 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone (2008) | 19.65 |
| 38 | Niger (2005) | 18.92 |
| 39 | Benin (2005) | 18.92 |
| 40 | Cameroon (2008) | 18.66 |
| 41 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2008) | 18.51 |
| 42 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2008) | 17.81 |
| 43 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) | 17.01 |
| 44 | Liberia (2005) | 16.44 |
| 45 | Tanzania (2006) | 16.44 |
| 46 | Burundi (2006) | 16.38 |
| 47 | Comoros (2008) | 16.06 |
| 48 | Swaziland (2008) | 14.94 |
| 49 | Somalia (1990) | 14.9 |
| 50 | Libya (2002) | 14.42 |
| 51 | Chad (2008) | 14.07 |
| 52 | Guinea (2008) | 12.72 |
| 53 | Angola (2008) | 12.32 |
| 54 | Eritrea (2007) | 10.56 |
| 55 | Central African Republic (2008) | 10.32 |
| 56 | Ivory Coast (2008) | 10.06 |
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