Which has higher gross public investment, Cameroon or Ghana?

Cameroon, at 6.5% against 6.2% in Ghana as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?

28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.

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.

Cameroon vs Ghana: Gross public investment

Cameroon

6.5%

in 2011

Ghana

6.2%

in 2011

Cameroon rank

31st

Ghana rank

33rd

Gross public investment over time

Cameroon
Ghana

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 6.5% against 6.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 33rd of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.6%	6.3%	2.3%	Cameroon
1990s	2.9%	11.1%	8.3%	Ghana
2000s	3.0%	8.0%	5.0%	Ghana
2010s	5.3%	6.9%	1.6%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Cameroon or Ghana?: Cameroon, at 6.5% against 6.2% in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Cameroon and Ghana?: 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for gross public investment?: Cameroon ranks 31st and Ghana ranks 33rd 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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Indicator: Gross public investment (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 1,642 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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.