Ghana vs Kenya: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre

Ghana
34,930 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
32,320 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
129th
Kenya rank
131st

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
020.0k40.0k60.0k196419932023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 34,930 current US$ per square kilometre against 32,320 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 2,610 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 129th and Kenya ranks 131st of 177 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 741.76 current US$ per square kilometre 435.23 current US$ per square kilometre 306.53 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 1,209 current US$ per square kilometre 854.39 current US$ per square kilometre 354.91 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 2,246 current US$ per square kilometre 2,468 current US$ per square kilometre 222.41 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 5,725 current US$ per square kilometre 3,006 current US$ per square kilometre 2,720 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 12,486 current US$ per square kilometre 7,228 current US$ per square kilometre 5,258 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 48,338 current US$ per square kilometre 25,048 current US$ per square kilometre 23,290 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 50,116 current US$ per square kilometre 34,909 current US$ per square kilometre 15,206 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or Kenya?
Ghana, at 34,930 current US$ per square kilometre against 32,320 current US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and Kenya?
2,610 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
49 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 129th and Kenya ranks 131st of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Kenya: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 09 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-us-per-square-kilometre/ghana/kenya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-fixed-capital-formation-current-us-per-square-kilometre/ghana/kenya/">Ghana vs Kenya: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
220 places, 9,727 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.