Lesotho vs Malawi: GDFI - general government
GDFI - general government over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
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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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.