Gross domestic investment (current US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators

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Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include 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. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
Gross domestic investment (current US$) - National accounts - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Africa (2008)343,745,922,621
2Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)191,176,831,740
3North Africa (2008)149,774,822,059
4Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2008)135,112,192,888
5Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2008)110,750,332,799
6Algeria (2008)64,146,774,401
7South Africa (2008)61,958,387,538
8Egypt (2008)38,668,096,486
9Morocco (2008)28,675,637,048
10Sudan (2008)13,813,673,984
11Angola (2008)10,275,761,073
12Tunisia (2008)10,070,317,715
13Kenya (2008)8,510,629,832
14Botswana (2008)5,834,323,289
15Ethiopia (2008)5,515,200,740
16Ghana (2008)5,153,242,004
17Equatorial Guinea (2008)4,944,981,895
18Cameroon (2008)4,365,160,358
19Senegal (2008)3,988,975,766
20Gabon (2008)3,943,500,712
21Uganda (2008)3,422,817,062
22Madagascar (2008)3,203,365,659
23Zambia (2008)3,181,281,803
24Libya (2002)2,885,069,412
25Tanzania (2006)2,371,933,861
26Ivory Coast (2008)2,355,686,564
27Mozambique (2008)2,241,987,356
28Mauritius (2008)2,174,674,189
29Republic of the Congo (2007)2,074,774,339
30Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)1,971,363,636
31Namibia (2008)1,934,039,953
32Mali (2007)1,597,796,649
33Malawi (2008)1,363,653,522
34Chad (2008)1,257,155,103
35Burkina Faso (2006)1,045,439,984
36Rwanda (2008)924,958,134
37Benin (2005)839,861,375
38Niger (2005)769,243,821
39Cape Verde (2008)741,922,878
40Mauritania (2007)685,638,395
41Zimbabwe (2005)574,394,562
42Guinea (2008)542,985,610
43Lesotho (2008)466,893,984
44Swaziland (2008)391,164,631
45Togo (2005)387,690,625
46Sierra Leone (2008)383,820,114
47Djibouti (2007)317,863,393
48Seychelles (2008)235,376,636
49Central African Republic (2008)203,327,311
50Gambia (2008)196,308,007
51Burundi (2006)150,478,885
52Liberia (2007)146,986,656
53Eritrea (2007)145,134,713
54Somalia (1990)142,141,908
55Guinea-Bissau (2008)106,774,500
56Comoros (2008)85,126,509
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