Benin vs Gabon: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Benin
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 10.7% against 10.6% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 3.2% | 5.9% | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 6.5% | 1.6% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.4% | 3.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.9% | 0.2% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Benin or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 10.7% against 10.6% in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Benin and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for gross public investment?
- Benin ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 13th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . 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.