Malawi vs Zimbabwe: GDFI - public sector

Malawi
388.24 million current US$
in 2011
Zimbabwe
353.51 million current US$
in 2011
Malawi rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 388.24 million current US$ against 353.51 million current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 34.73 million current US$.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 204.19 million current US$ 93.45 million current US$ 110.75 million current US$ Malawi
1980s 118.10 million current US$ 210.88 million current US$ 92.78 million current US$ Zimbabwe
1990s 166.33 million current US$ 224.79 million current US$ 58.46 million current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s 255.91 million current US$ 110.21 million current US$ 145.70 million current US$ Malawi
2010s 452.16 million current US$ 384.39 million current US$ 67.77 million current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Malawi, at 388.24 million current US$ against 353.51 million current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
34.73 million current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Malawi ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). 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.