Ghana vs Zimbabwe: GDFI - central government

Ghana
3.70 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
353.51 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
26th
Zimbabwe rank
29th

GDFI - central government over time

  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B198419972011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 3.70 billion current LCU against 353.51 million current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.35 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 10.5 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ghana ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 32 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 4.88 million current LCU 163.47 million current LCU 158.60 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1990s 134.84 million current LCU 199.12 million current LCU 64.28 million current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 1.27 billion current LCU 110.21 million current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU Ghana
2010s 3.59 billion current LCU 384.39 million current LCU 3.21 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - central government, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
Ghana, at 3.70 billion current LCU against 353.51 million current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - central government between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
3.35 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdfi - central government?
Ghana ranks 26th and Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - central government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - central government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
32 places, 802 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Central government’s gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets, by central government. Data are in current local currency.