Botswana vs Zambia: GDFI - general government
Botswana
1.37 billion current US$
in 2011
Zambia
1.05 billion current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
16th
Zambia rank
19th
GDFI - general government over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.37 billion current US$ against 1.05 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 320.10 million current US$.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 42 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 214.26 million current US$ | 123.35 million current US$ | 90.91 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 546.73 million current US$ | 224.64 million current US$ | 322.10 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 957.09 million current US$ | 451.75 million current US$ | 505.34 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 784.90 million current US$ | 735.21 million current US$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - general government, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 1.37 billion current US$ against 1.05 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Botswana and Zambia?
- 320.10 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gdfi - general government?
- Botswana ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.