Congo vs Ghana: GDFI - public sector

Congo
2.30 billion current US$
in 2011
Ghana
2.45 billion current US$
in 2011
Congo rank
9th
Ghana rank
8th

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Congo
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.45 billion current US$ against 2.30 billion current US$ in Congo, a difference of 152.65 million current US$.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 9th and Ghana ranks 8th of 49 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 231.54 million current US$ 366.37 million current US$ 134.83 million current US$ Ghana
1990s 91.13 million current US$ 732.14 million current US$ 641.00 million current US$ Ghana
2000s 538.29 million current US$ 884.79 million current US$ 346.49 million current US$ Ghana
2010s 1.75 billion current US$ 2.44 billion current US$ 690.33 million current US$ Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Congo or Ghana?
Ghana, at 2.45 billion current US$ against 2.30 billion current US$ in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Congo and Ghana?
152.65 million current US$, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ghana?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Congo and Ghana rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Congo ranks 9th and Ghana ranks 8th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - public sector (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, 1,589 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in current U.S. dollars.