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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$

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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 South Africa 41.11 billion$ 2005
2 Nigeria 20.64 billion$ 2005
3 Sudan 5.09 billion$ 2005
4 Cameroon 3.57 billion$ 2005
5 Kenya 3.48 billion$ 2005
6 Ghana 3.11 billion$ 2005
7 Ethiopia 2.94 billion$ 2005
8 Angola 2.47 billion$ 2005
9 Tanzania 2.27 billion$ 2005
10 Botswana 2.21 billion$ 2005
11 Uganda 1.83 billion$ 2005
12 Zambia 1.8 billion$ 2005
13 Senegal 1.78 billion$ 2005
14 Cote d'Ivoire 1.75 billion$ 2005
15 Gabon 1.65 billion$ 2005
16 Namibia 1.54 billion$ 2005
17 Mozambique 1.35 billion$ 2005
18 Mauritius 1.34 billion$ 2005
19 Mali 1.2 billion$ 2005
20 Madagascar 1.13 billion$ 2005
21 Burkina Faso 1.07 billion$ 2005
22 Chad 884.99 million$ 2005
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo 837.14 million$ 2004
24 Mauritania 822.93 million$ 2005
25 Benin 811.23 million$ 2005
26 Niger 629.99 million$ 2005
27 Lesotho 588.65 million$ 2005
28 Zimbabwe 583.94 million$ 2005
29 Swaziland 504.03 million$ 2005
30 Rwanda 482.19 million$ 2005
31 Togo 469.19 million$ 2005
32 Equatorial Guinea 417.48 million$ 1998
33 Guinea 394.47 million$ 2005
34 Malawi 283.87 million$ 2005
35 Eritrea 194.94 million$ 2005
36 Sierra Leone 179.22 million$ 2005
37 Djibouti 172.23 million$ 2005
38 Central African Republic 155.05 million$ 2002
39 Cape Verde 149.1 million$ 2003
40 Somalia 136.64 million$ 1990
41 The Gambia 99.26 million$ 2004
42 Burundi 94.66 million$ 2005
43 Seychelles 89.56 million$ 2005
44 Liberia 87.18 million$ 2005
45 Guinea-Bissau 43.96 million$ 2005
46 Comoros 36.03 million$ 2005
47 Sao Tome and Principe 26.7 million$ 2005

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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$

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Interesting observations about Economy > Gross fixed capital formation > Current US$

  • India ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • United States ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Christian countries in 2004.
  • Turkey ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
  • Germany ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Europe in 2005.
  • South Africa ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • France ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 2 for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ since 1960.
  • Switzerland ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Landlocked countries in 2004.
  • Russia ranked first for gross fixed capital formation > current US$ amongst Former Soviet republics in 2005.
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