Gross capital formation in US dollars — all countries

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa

Gross capital formation in US dollars in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 — 511,090,150,213 US$. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 1,755.7%.

2025 511B US$ +7.16% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 511B US$2025
Period minimum 27.54B US$1985

Trend over time

1985–2025 · US$

Gross capital formation in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1985–20250200B400B600B198519891993199720012005200920132017202120251985: 27,541,843,005 US$1986: 31,524,628,086 US$1987: 34,637,238,317 US$1988: 40,384,609,519 US$1989: 42,545,646,074 US$1990: 88,357,761,440 US$1991: 91,308,477,731 US$1992: 81,803,528,444 US$1993: 77,879,751,056 US$1994: 85,074,940,662 US$1995: 97,050,863,775 US$1996: 97,024,746,755 US$1997: 97,382,067,848 US$1998: 100,330,282,156 US$1999: 94,762,555,433 US$2000: 98,784,258,659 US$2001: 91,672,115,013 US$2002: 92,850,493,496 US$2003: 126,096,896,460 US$2004: 163,700,085,405 US$2005: 188,250,879,027 US$2006: 217,293,732,188 US$2007: 265,078,204,892 US$2008: 321,586,820,313 US$2009: 313,817,750,219 US$2010: 346,670,164,689 US$2011: 398,905,358,005 US$2012: 423,179,965,417 US$2013: 450,913,479,638 US$2014: 472,680,292,803 US$2015: 413,259,300,958 US$2016: 371,007,869,238 US$2017: 410,618,916,354 US$2018: 435,494,153,925 US$2019: 431,475,965,683 US$2020: 376,836,856,870 US$2021: 441,951,043,166 US$2022: 494,949,457,721 US$2023: 476,359,516,363 US$2024: 476,958,148,568 US$2025: 511,090,150,213 US$
Change over the period: +484B (+1,755.69%) Average annual rate: 7.58 %
Gross capital formation in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 511B +34.13B +7.16%
2024 477B +599M +0.13%
2023 476B −18.59B −3.76%
2022 495B +53B +11.99%
2021 442B +65.11B +17.28%
2020 377B −54.64B −12.66%
2019 431B −4.02B −0.92%
2018 435B +24.88B +6.06%
2017 411B +39.61B +10.68%
2016 371B −42.25B −10.22%
2015 413B −59.42B −12.57%
2014 473B +21.77B +4.83%
2013 451B +27.73B +6.55%
2012 423B +24.27B +6.09%
2011 399B +52.24B +15.07%
2010 347B +32.85B +10.47%
2009 314B −7.77B −2.42%
2008 322B +56.51B +21.32%
2007 265B +47.78B +21.99%
2006 217B +29.04B +15.43%
2005 188B +24.55B +15%
2004 164B +37.6B +29.82%
2003 126B +33.25B +35.81%
2002 92.85B +1.18B +1.29%
2001 91.67B −7.11B −7.2%
2000 98.78B +4.02B +4.24%
1999 94.76B −5.57B −5.55%
1998 100B +2.95B +3.03%
1997 97.38B +357M +0.37%
1996 97.02B −26.12M −0.03%
1995 97.05B +11.98B +14.08%
1994 85.07B +7.2B +9.24%
1993 77.88B −3.92B −4.8%
1992 81.8B −9.5B −10.41%
1991 91.31B +2.95B +3.34%
1990 88.36B +45.81B +107.68%
1989 42.55B +2.16B +5.35%
1988 40.38B +5.75B +16.59%
1987 34.64B +3.11B +9.87%
1986 31.52B +3.98B +14.46%
1985 27.54B

About the indicator

Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.

Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.