What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between Botswana and Namibia?

219.16 million constant LCU, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: GDFI - private sector

Botswana

7.13 billion constant LCU

in 2011

Namibia

7.35 billion constant LCU

in 2011

Botswana rank

30th

Namibia rank

29th

GDFI - private sector over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 7.35 billion constant LCU against 7.13 billion constant LCU in Botswana, a difference of 219.16 million constant LCU.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 29th of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	815.55 million constant LCU	757.74 million constant LCU	57.81 million constant LCU	Botswana
1990s	1.71 billion constant LCU	1.66 billion constant LCU	58.12 million constant LCU	Botswana
2000s	3.30 billion constant LCU	5.14 billion constant LCU	1.84 billion constant LCU	Namibia
2010s	6.15 billion constant LCU	7.88 billion constant LCU	1.74 billion constant LCU	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, Botswana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 7.35 billion constant LCU against 7.13 billion constant LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between Botswana and Namibia?: 219.16 million constant LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for gdfi - private sector?: Botswana ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 29th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant LCU). 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 sector (constant LCU)
Unit: constant LCU
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 952 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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 local prices.