Question With reference to the table, explain what is meant by ‘gross Mark
investment’.
Answer
11 Knowledge 2, Application 2
Quantitative Skills Assessed
QS9: Interpret, apply and analyse information in written, graphical and tabular forms
Knowledge
Up to 2 marks for defining gross investment, e.g.:
• Gross investment = net investment + depreciation (2)
• Gross investment includes replacement of worn-out capital
stock / Gross investment data includes an estimate for the
value of capital depreciation (1)
• Investment refers to the increase in the capital stock /
Investment is an injection into the CFI (1)
Application
Up to 2 marks for explicit reference to the data, e.g.:
• Gross investment in Tanzania increased (1) from $15.5bn
in 2015 to $25.6bn in 2020 (1)
• Gross investment in Tanzania increased (1) by 65.16% /
65.2% / $10.1 billion (1) (4)