Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: GDFI - general government

Botswana
9.34 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
12.69 billion current LCU
in 2002
Botswana rank
30th
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th

GDFI - general government over time

  • Botswana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12.69 billion current LCU against 9.34 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 3.35 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 30th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 42 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 572.90 million current LCU 1.16 billion current LCU 582.81 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1.73 billion current LCU 11.39 billion current LCU 9.66 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s 3.62 billion current LCU 15.99 billion current LCU 12.38 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 12.69 billion current LCU against 9.34 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2002.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
3.35 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
16 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2002.
How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Botswana ranks 30th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - general 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
42 places, 1,194 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

General 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 local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.