Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) - 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Nigeria 123,835,000,000.00 2020
2 Algeria 59,480,130,000.00 2020
3 Egypt 49,881,470,000.00 2020
4 South Africa 46,012,140,000.00 2020
5 Ethiopia 33,103,170,000.00 2020
6 Morocco 30,343,060,000.00 2020
7 Tanzania 26,780,520,000.00 2020
8 Libya 25,993,790,000.00 2008
9 Kenya 19,537,290,000.00 2020
10 Côte d'Ivoire 13,764,760,000.00 2020
11 Ghana 12,370,150,000.00 2020
12 Dem. Rep. Congo 11,826,850,000.00 2020
13 Angola 9,783,432,000.00 2020
14 Uganda 8,842,806,000.00 2020
15 Tunisia 8,366,648,000.00 2018
16 Cameroon 7,282,781,000.00 2020
17 Sudan 6,809,841,000.00 2020
18 Senegal 6,801,600,000.00 2020
19 Zambia 5,409,194,000.00 2020
20 Niger 4,268,778,000.00 2020
21 Botswana 4,206,386,000.00 2020
22 Benin 3,945,210,000.00 2020
23 Mozambique 3,694,470,000.00 2019
24 Mauritania 3,574,076,000.00 2020
25 Mali 3,469,240,000.00 2020
26 Burkina Faso 3,462,181,000.00 2019
27 Gabon 3,047,500,000.00 2020
28 Congo 2,819,287,000.00 2020
29 Rwanda 2,579,272,000.00 2020
30 Madagascar 2,560,595,000.00 2020
31 Guinea 2,353,819,000.00 2020
32 Chad 2,340,974,000.00 2020
33 Mauritius 1,954,817,000.00 2020
34 Togo 1,788,569,000.00 2020
35 Namibia 1,560,180,000.00 2020
36 Zimbabwe 1,344,953,000.00 2020
37 Somalia 935,000,000.00 2020
38 Lesotho 664,987,600.00 2019
39 Cabo Verde 642,106,600.00 2014
40 The Gambia 619,757,600.00 2020
41 Djibouti 581,105,700.00 2020
42 Equatorial Guinea 541,250,100.00 2020
43 Eswatini 509,135,600.00 2020
44 Sierra Leone 474,335,600.00 2020
45 Central African Republic 431,561,400.00 2020
46 Seychelles 424,254,800.00 2012
47 Guinea-Bissau 348,339,600.00 2020
48 Burundi 323,333,500.00 2020
49 Eritrea 260,733,700.00 2011
50 Comoros 155,516,500.00 2020

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Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual