Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU) by country
Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.
What the numbers show
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 62.02 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is 1 current LCU in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 119.36 billion current LCU, and the mean is 1.85 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 185,433.0%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Total capital expenditure and net lending: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 62.02 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 335.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 5.17 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 231.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.78 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 185,433.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Tanzania | 2.75 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 860.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 2.62 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 187.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 2.48 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Guinea | 1.76 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 309.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.53 trillion current LCU | 2010 | up 2,684.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.29 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 506.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Algeria | 1.05 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 428.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Nigeria | 1.01 trillion current LCU | 2005 | up 870.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Congo | 981.45 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 377.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 874.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 293.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Angola | 846.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,659.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Gabon | 754.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 274.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 727.79 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 1,304.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 694.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 384.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 641.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 203.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 538.40 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 425.70 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 634.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 383.50 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 192.74 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 487.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 175.10 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 368.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 166.37 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Togo | 125.84 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 830.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Burundi | 112.88 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 474.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Egypt | 104.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 517.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritania | 95.20 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 87.14 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 720.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 52.90 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 24.1% | flat |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 48.66 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 863.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Morocco | 48.47 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 17.46 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 293.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 12.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Comoros | 11.59 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Botswana | 10.68 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 197.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 8.01 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 585.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Namibia | 5.44 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 406.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Tunisia | 4.10 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 3.57 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 1,009.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 2.84 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 254.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Lesotho | 2.62 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 2.27 billion current LCU | 2009 | — | flat |
| 46 | Liberia | 1.95 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Eswatini | 1.80 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 473.46 million current LCU | 2011 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 363.74 million current LCU | 2010 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 28,941 current LCU | 2011 | up 280.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 1 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.