Lesotho vs Malawi: GDFI - general government

Lesotho
3.04 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
8.03 billion current LCU
in 1999
Lesotho rank
36th
Malawi rank
33rd

GDFI - general government over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B198019952011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 8.03 billion current LCU against 3.04 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 4.98 billion current LCU.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 33rd of 42 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 179.15 million current LCU 151.20 million current LCU 27.95 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s 518.07 million current LCU 2.24 billion current LCU 1.73 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 8.03 billion current LCU against 3.04 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 1999.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Lesotho and Malawi?
4.98 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 1999.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Lesotho ranks 36th 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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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.