Ghana vs Namibia: GDFI - general government

Ghana
3.70 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
3.97 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
35th
Namibia rank
34th

GDFI - general government over time

  • Ghana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.97 billion current LCU against 3.70 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 263.42 million current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Namibia ahead.

Ghana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 34th of 42 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 5.20 million current LCU 239.87 million current LCU 234.68 million current LCU Namibia
1990s 100.72 million current LCU 1.05 billion current LCU 945.58 million current LCU Namibia
2000s 871.54 million current LCU 1.76 billion current LCU 890.16 million current LCU Namibia
2010s 3.59 billion current LCU 3.44 billion current LCU 159.49 million current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Ghana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 3.97 billion current LCU against 3.70 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Ghana and Namibia?
263.42 million current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Namibia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Ghana and Namibia rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Ghana ranks 35th and Namibia ranks 34th 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.