Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Africa Eastern and Southern's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 1% on 2024 (from US$250.01 billion to US$252.46 billion).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.4% in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.5% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$5.3 billion a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 24 values

Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Algeria — US$109.39 billion (2025)
• Bahrain — US$12.94 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — US$1.09 billion (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$45.85 billion (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$91.65 billion (2025)
• Iraq — US$9.2 billion (2024)
• Israel — US$102.07 billion (2025)
• Lebanon — US$88.48 million (2024)
• Libya — US$7.95 billion (2025)
• Malta

More economic policy & debt data for Africa Eastern and Southern

• Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
• Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — −US$1.24 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$1.36 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.14 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$1,722 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,449 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$1.33 trillion (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 3.74% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Africa Eastern and Southern's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$)?

US$252.46 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2002?

It is up 237.25% from US$74.86 billion in 2002 (5.43% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$252.46 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$74.86 billion in 2002.

Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Africa Eastern and Southern?

In 2025, Africa Eastern and Southern's gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$) rose 1% on 2024 (from US$250.01 billion to US$252.46 billion). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was +5.8% and a typical year strayed about 5.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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