Budgetary investment (current LCU) by country
Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.
Countries reporting
51
Highest
49.63 trillion current LCU
Mozambique
Lowest
0 current LCU
Equatorial Guinea
Median
45.75 billion current LCU
Years covered
46
1966–2011
Data points
1,347
What the numbers show
Budgetary investment (current LCU) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 49.63 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.75 billion current LCU, and the mean is 1.33 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 11,670.4%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Budgetary investment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 49.63 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 320.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 5.09 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Uganda | 2.66 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.27 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 551.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 1.02 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 485.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Guinea | 983.71 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 2,830.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Madagascar | 948.60 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 846.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,659.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 731.42 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 928.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo | 690.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 244.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 687.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Senegal | 520.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 401.00 billion current LCU | 2002 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 360.20 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 328.8% | rising |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 329.97 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 338.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 310.30 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 263.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Rwanda | 209.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 5,542.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 192.74 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,212.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Egypt | 104.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,418.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritania | 92.60 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 406.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 92.30 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 3,827.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Malawi | 85.84 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 754.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 73.10 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 453.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 48.66 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 863.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 46.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,598.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 45.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 135.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.78 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 11,670.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 31.21 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.70 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 229.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Cameroon | 19.00 billion current LCU | 1995 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 17.46 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 293.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Central African Republic | 14.90 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 33 | Comoros | 11.59 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 11.23 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Botswana | 10.77 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 10.30 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 200.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 5.22 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 823.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 4.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 329.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 2.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 275.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Lesotho | 2.62 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 286.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Eritrea | 2.13 billion current LCU | 2009 | — | falling |
| 42 | Sudan | 2.12 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 228.3% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 2.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 1.95 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 353.51 million current LCU | 2011 | up 153.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Seychelles | 277.46 million current LCU | 2010 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Cape Verde | 25,590 current LCU | 2011 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 0 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 0 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania | 0 current LCU | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 current LCU | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.