Ghana vs Malawi: GDFI - general government
GDFI - general government over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.03 billion current LCU against 3.70 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 4.32 billion current LCU.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Ghana's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 42 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.20 million current LCU | 164.97 million current LCU | 159.77 million current LCU | Malawi |
| 1990s | 100.72 million current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | 2.14 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - general government, Ghana or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 8.03 billion current LCU against 3.70 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 1999.
- What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Ghana and Malawi?
- 4.32 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 1999.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for gdfi - general government?
- Ghana ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 33rd 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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About this data
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.