Former French colonies Compared by Economy > Gross capital formation > Current US$ > Per capita

DEFINITION: Gross capital formation (formerly gross domestic investment) consists of outlays on additions to the fixed assets of the economy plus net changes in the level of inventories. Fixed assets include land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Gabon	1,194.2$ per capita	2005
2	Lebanon	1,108.43$ per capita	2005
3	Algeria	933.87$ per capita	2005
4	Tunisia	668.52$ per capita	2005
5	Morocco	440.33$ per capita	2005
6	Syria	280.9$ per capita	2005
7	Mauritania	268.17$ per capita	2005
8	Vietnam	223.54$ per capita	2005
9	Cameroon	218.93$ per capita	2005
10	Djibouti	217.17$ per capita	2005
11	Senegal	165.09$ per capita	2005
12	Laos	162.21$ per capita	2005
13	Haiti	104.53$ per capita	2003
14	Benin	99.52$ per capita	2005
15	Chad	97.79$ per capita	2005
16	Cote d'Ivoire	96.63$ per capita	2005
17	Mali	88.93$ per capita	2005
18	Cambodia	86.54$ per capita	2005
19	Burkina Faso	80.63$ per capita	2005
20	Mozambique	68.24$ per capita	2005
21	Togo	63.09$ per capita	2005
22	Madagascar	60.57$ per capita	2005
23	Niger	45.14$ per capita	2005
24	Guinea	43.84$ per capita	2005
25	Central African Republic	39.88$ per capita	2002

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