Botswana vs Namibia: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Botswana, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.7% | 10.7% | 1.1% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.2% | 3.5% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 6.0% | 4.1% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.0% | 1.6% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.7%, 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 gross public investment?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 22nd 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.