Namibia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Gross public investment

Namibia
8.6%
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
8.9%
in 2011
Namibia rank
22nd
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
19th

Gross public investment over time

  • Namibia
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
51015198019952011

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 8.9% against 8.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Namibia ranks 22nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 49 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 8.2% 6.0% 2.2% Namibia
2000s 6.0% 5.7% 0.3% Namibia
2010s 8.0% 8.6% 0.6% Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public investment, Namibia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 8.9% against 8.6% in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross public investment between Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.3%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for gross public investment?
Namibia ranks 22nd and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th 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

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.