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Investment (% of GDP) by African country

2025

Gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets and inventories) as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202543 of 54 countries
23.0%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Algeria · 45.3%Lowest in 2025Equatorial Guinea · −3.7%Reported in 202543 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 40.7%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 31.7%Somalia — 28.1%Kenya — 17.0%Sudan — 0.7%Chad — 20.4%South Africa — 13.9%Lesotho — 31.2%Zimbabwe — no dataBotswana — 29.2%Namibia — 18.7%Senegal — 26.9%Mali — 20.0%Mauritania — 44.3%Benin — 35.8%Niger — 22.0%Nigeria — no dataCameroon — 19.3%Togo — no dataGhana — no dataCote d'Ivoire — 19.3%Guinea — 37.0%Guinea-Bissau — 25.8%Liberia — no dataSierra Leone — 23.2%Burkina Faso — 17.2%Central African Republic — 9.3%Republic of the Congo — 29.4%Gabon — 24.8%Equatorial Guinea — −3.7%Zambia — no dataMalawi — 15.7%Mozambique — 24.2%Eswatini — no dataAngola — no dataBurundi — no dataMadagascar — 24.1%Gambia — 40.4%Tunisia — 15.2%Algeria — 45.3%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 31.9%Egypt — 12.9%Libya — 14.3%Ethiopia — 20.1%Djibouti — 1.6%Uganda — 22.6%Rwanda — 34.1%South Sudan — no dataNigeriaNigeriaEthiopia 20.1%Ethiopia 20.1%Kenya 17.0%Kenya 17.0%South Africa 13.9%South Africa 13.9%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Algeria45.3%Mauritania44.3%Tanzania40.7%Gambia40.4%Guinea37.0%LOWEST IN 2025Equatorial Guinea−3.7%Sudan0.7%Djibouti1.6%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn8.7%Central African Republic9.3%PINNEDEthiopia20.1%23 of 43Kenya17.0%32 of 43Nigeriano dataSouth Africa13.9%36 of 43OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn17.4%Comorosnot drawn11.8%Mauritiusnot drawn19.9%Seychellesnot drawn18.7%% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range−3.7%14.3%19.3%24.1%31.2%45.3%no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries27.0%
Western Africa12 of 16 countries24.6%
Eastern Africa13 of 18 countries24.4%
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries19.0%
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries15.2%
Africaall 54 countries · 43 with a 2025 figure23.0%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Eleven countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Angola, Burundi, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ghana and 6 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Investment (% of GDP)Gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets and inventories) as a share of GDP.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2025
Coverage43 of 54 countries · 43 reported, 0 modelled, 11 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 43 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Africa API (2026) — "Investment (% of GDP)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/investment-gdp-share
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=gross_capital_formation_pct_gdp&year=2025&limit=100

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Investment (% of GDP): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

49 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInvestment (% of GDP)Period
1Algeria45.3%2025
2Mauritania44.3%2025
3Tanzania40.7%2025
4Gambia40.4%2025
5Guinea37%2025
6Benin35.8%2025
7Rwanda34.1%2025
8Morocco31.9%2025
9Democratic Republic of the Congo31.7%2025
10Lesotho31.2%2025
11Republic of the Congo29.4%2025
12Botswana29.2%2025
13Somalia28.1%2025
14Senegal26.9%2025
15Guinea-Bissau25.8%2025
16Gabon24.8%2025
17Mozambique24.2%2025
18Madagascar24.1%2025
19Zambia23.8%2024
20Sierra Leone23.2%2025
21Uganda22.6%2025
22Togo22.4%2023
23Niger22%2025
24Chad20.4%2025
25Ethiopia20.1%2025
26Mali20%2025
27Mauritius19.9%2025
28Cameroon19.3%2025
29Cote d'Ivoire19.3%2025
30Seychelles18.7%2025
31Namibia18.7%2025
32Cabo Verde17.4%2025
33Burkina Faso17.2%2025
34Kenya17%2025
35Malawi15.7%2025
36Tunisia15.2%2025
37Eswatini15%2024
38Libya14.3%2025
39South Africa13.9%2025
40Egypt12.9%2025
41Comoros11.8%2025
42Angola10.6%2024
43Ghana9.9%2024
44Central African Republic9.3%2025
45Zimbabwe8.8%2024
46Sao Tome and Principe8.7%2025
47Djibouti1.6%2025
48Sudan0.7%2025
49Equatorial Guinea-3.7%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 49 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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