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
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
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.