Botswana vs Zambia: GDFI - private sector

Botswana
2.13 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Zambia
1.69 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
7th
Zambia rank
10th

GDFI - private sector over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.13 billion constant 2000 US$ against 1.69 billion constant 2000 US$ in Zambia, a difference of 443.57 million constant 2000 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 10th of 32 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 243.41 million constant 2000 US$ 117.03 million constant 2000 US$ 126.38 million constant 2000 US$ Botswana
1990s 511.81 million constant 2000 US$ 127.81 million constant 2000 US$ 384.00 million constant 2000 US$ Botswana
2000s 984.19 million constant 2000 US$ 685.57 million constant 2000 US$ 298.62 million constant 2000 US$ Botswana
2010s 1.83 billion constant 2000 US$ 1.61 billion constant 2000 US$ 228.30 million constant 2000 US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, Botswana or Zambia?
Botswana, at 2.13 billion constant 2000 US$ against 1.69 billion constant 2000 US$ in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between Botswana and Zambia?
443.57 million constant 2000 US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gdfi - private sector?
Botswana ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 10th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$)
Unit
constant 2000 US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 969 data points, 1965–2011
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 constant 2000 local currency.