Ethiopia vs Ghana: GDFI - general government

Ethiopia
5.64 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana
2.45 billion current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
6th
Ghana rank
7th

GDFI - general government over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
02.0B4.0B6.0B198419972011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 5.64 billion current US$ against 2.45 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 3.19 billion current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 7th of 42 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 539.01 million current US$ 409.15 million current US$ 129.86 million current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 561.33 million current US$ 732.14 million current US$ 170.81 million current US$ Ghana
2000s 2.17 billion current US$ 884.79 million current US$ 1.29 billion current US$ Ethiopia
2010s 4.94 billion current US$ 2.44 billion current US$ 2.50 billion current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ethiopia, at 5.64 billion current US$ against 2.45 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Ethiopia and Ghana?
3.19 billion current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Ethiopia ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 7th of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,242 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.