Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and

Ethiopia
8.89 Percentage of GDP
in 2019
Lesotho
10.6 Percentage of GDP
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Lesotho rank
1st

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10.6 Percentage of GDP against 8.89 Percentage of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.71 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 27 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 4.74 Percentage of GDP 6.7 Percentage of GDP 1.97 Percentage of GDP Lesotho
2010s 9.09 Percentage of GDP 8.35 Percentage of GDP 0.7411 Percentage of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 10.6 Percentage of GDP against 8.89 Percentage of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
1.71 Percentage of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 21 - investment and?
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 27 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government investment (gross fixed capital formation). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 21 - Investment and capital stock — General government investment (gross fixed capital formation)
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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214 places, 4,195 data points, 2000–2019
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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. Table 21 shows indicators of investment flows and capital stocks, in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including general government investment, public-private partnerships, and private investment.