Botswana vs Ghana: GDFI - private

Botswana
3.58 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana
4.83 billion current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
11th
Ghana rank
9th

GDFI - private over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4.83 billion current US$ against 3.58 billion current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 1.24 billion current US$.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 318.30 million current US$ 187.27 million current US$ 131.03 million current US$ Botswana
1990s 696.62 million current US$ 570.59 million current US$ 126.03 million current US$ Botswana
2000s 1.37 billion current US$ 2.10 billion current US$ 733.78 million current US$ Ghana
2010s 2.97 billion current US$ 4.90 billion current US$ 1.92 billion current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private, Botswana or Ghana?
Ghana, at 4.83 billion current US$ against 3.58 billion current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - private between Botswana and Ghana?
1.24 billion current US$, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for gdfi - private?
Botswana ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 9th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - private (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
54 places, 1,621 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Private sector’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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.