Botswana vs Ghana: Transportation, storage and communication, value added

Botswana
5.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
6.57 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
36th
Ghana rank
35th

Transportation, storage and communication, value added over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
02.0B4.0B6.0B196519882011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 6.57 billion current LCU against 5.26 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.31 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 35th of 45 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 2.79 million current LCU 6,602 current LCU 2.78 million current LCU Botswana
1970s 8.05 million current LCU 27,304 current LCU 8.02 million current LCU Botswana
1980s 63.76 million current LCU 2.04 million current LCU 61.72 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 201.90 million current LCU 8.94 million current LCU 192.96 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 3.15 billion current LCU 3.62 billion current LCU 473.64 million current LCU Ghana
2010s 4.93 billion current LCU 5.99 billion current LCU 1.06 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transportation, storage and communication, value added, Botswana or Ghana?
Ghana, at 6.57 billion current LCU against 5.26 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in transportation, storage and communication, value added between Botswana and Ghana?
1.31 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
32 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for transportation, storage and communication, value added?
Botswana ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 35th of 45 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Transportation, storage and communication, value added (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Transportation, storage and communication, value added (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 1,212 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in transport is defined as the value of output of the transport industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Transport is a subset of services, comprising transport, storage and communications (ISIC 60-64). Data are in current local currency.