Equatorial Guinea vs Ethiopia: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 24.3% against 18.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 4th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 1.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.7% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 17.3% | 9.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Equatorial Guinea or Ethiopia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 24.3% against 18.6% in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 5.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ethiopia rank globally for gross public investment?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Ethiopia ranks 4th 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.