Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Gross fixed capital formation by country

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Countries reporting

Highest

29.37 Percentage of GDP

Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)

Lowest

22.89 Percentage of GDP

OECD

Median

26.67 Percentage of GDP

Years covered

2000–2029

Data points

1,590

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Gross fixed capital formation is currently reported for 6 countries. The highest value is 29.37 Percentage of GDP in Arab Maghreb Union (UMA); the lowest is 22.89 Percentage of GDP in OECD.

The median across all reporting countries is 26.67 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is 26.36 Percentage of GDP.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in East African Community (up 11.3%), and the largest decrease in Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) (down 12.0%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)	29.37 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 12.0%	rising
2	World outside Africa	27.97 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 4.6%	rising
3	Africa, fragile states	26.84 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 5.3%	rising
4	East African Community	26.51 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 11.3%	rising
5	Resource-rich countries	24.55 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 7.4%	rising
6	OECD	22.89 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 2.1%	flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Least Developed Countries 29.06 Percentage of GDP
ASEAN 28.95 Percentage of GDP
World 27.67 Percentage of GDP
Africa 22.2 Percentage of GDP
Latin America and the Caribbean 20.15 Percentage of GDP

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Indicator: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Gross fixed capital formation
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,590 data points, 2000–2029
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 15 shows growth decomposition by expenditure, including gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories, foreign balances, and trade balance.