Gross capital formation in US dollars in Western Africa in 2025 — 73,170,088,317 US$. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 6,433%.
1970–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.17B | −2.77B | −3.65% |
| 2024 | 75.94B | −1.56B | −2.01% |
| 2023 | 77.5B | +2.17B | +2.88% |
| 2022 | 75.33B | +4.77B | +6.75% |
| 2021 | 70.56B | +7.89B | +12.58% |
| 2020 | 62.68B | +3.11B | +5.22% |
| 2019 | 59.57B | −1.4B | −2.3% |
| 2018 | 60.97B | +9.56B | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 51.41B | −1.61B | −3.03% |
| 2016 | 53.01B | +4.2B | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 48.81B | −3.96B | −7.5% |
| 2014 | 52.77B | +1.38B | +2.69% |
| 2013 | 51.39B | +12.76B | +33.03% |
| 2012 | 38.63B | +3.95B | +11.39% |
| 2011 | 34.68B | +3.8B | +12.32% |
| 2010 | 30.88B | +5.25B | +20.48% |
| 2009 | 25.63B | −3.41B | −11.75% |
| 2008 | 29.04B | +7.29B | +33.55% |
| 2007 | 21.74B | +2.88B | +15.25% |
| 2006 | 18.87B | +2.41B | +14.62% |
| 2005 | 16.46B | +1.41B | +9.37% |
| 2004 | 15.05B | +2.48B | +19.73% |
| 2003 | 12.57B | +3.56B | +39.49% |
| 2002 | 9.01B | −391M | −4.16% |
| 2001 | 9.4B | +756M | +8.75% |
| 2000 | 8.65B | −1B | −10.41% |
| 1999 | 9.65B | −1.19B | −10.97% |
| 1998 | 10.84B | +980M | +9.94% |
| 1997 | 9.86B | +739M | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 9.12B | +884M | +10.73% |
| 1995 | 8.24B | +1.25B | +17.86% |
| 1994 | 6.99B | +489M | +7.52% |
| 1993 | 6.5B | −565M | −7.99% |
| 1992 | 7.07B | +9.36M | +0.13% |
| 1991 | 7.06B | +524M | +8.03% |
| 1990 | 6.53B | +1.1B | +20.15% |
| 1989 | 5.44B | −414M | −7.07% |
| 1988 | 5.85B | +491M | +9.16% |
| 1987 | 5.36B | +810M | +17.81% |
| 1986 | 4.55B | +1.07B | +30.66% |
| 1985 | 3.48B | +591M | +20.47% |
| 1984 | 2.89B | −613M | −17.5% |
| 1983 | 3.5B | −1.19B | −25.32% |
| 1982 | 4.69B | −355M | −7.04% |
| 1981 | 5.05B | −1.02B | −16.79% |
| 1980 | 6.06B | — | — |
| 1975 | 2.6B | +538M | +26.06% |
| 1974 | 2.06B | +367M | +21.64% |
| 1973 | 1.7B | +460M | +37.22% |
| 1972 | 1.24B | +16.79M | +1.38% |
| 1971 | 1.22B | +98.8M | +8.82% |
| 1970 | 1.12B | — | — |
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.
Investment in fixed assets and inventories as a percent of GDP — the base of future growth.
Economy Gross national savingsWhat part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Economy Household consumptionHow much money the residents of a country spend in a year on goods and services for themselves.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Economy GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
Economy GDP growthThe annual growth rate of GDP in constant prices — with inflation stripped out.