Guinea vs Kenya: Gross public investment
Gross public investment over time
- Guinea
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.3% against 4.3% in Guinea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 2.0% | 5.4% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 7.0% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross public investment, Guinea or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.3% against 4.3% in Guinea as of 2009.
- What is the difference in gross public investment between Guinea and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2009.
- How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for gross public investment?
- Guinea ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 40th 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.