GDFI - central government in Ghana

Ghana: GDFI - central government was 3.70 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.70 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
26th
of 32 countries
All-time high
3.70 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
671,409 current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
24
1984–2011

GDFI - central government in Ghana, 1984–2011

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1984199720111984: 671.4k current LCU1985: 1.4M current LCU1986: 3.7M current LCU1987: 5.9M current LCU1988: 8.4M current LCU1993: 43.0M current LCU1994: 69.2M current LCU1995: 108.9M current LCU1996: 150.9M current LCU1997: 175.6M current LCU1998: 195.5M current LCU1999: 200.7M current LCU2000: 282.3M current LCU2001: 396.3M current LCU2002: 468.2M current LCU2003: 591.2M current LCU2004: 988.8M current LCU2005: 1.2B current LCU2006: 1.4B current LCU2007: 2.0B current LCU2008: 2.8B current LCU2009: 2.6B current LCU2010: 3.5B current LCU2011: 3.7B current LCU

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdfi - central government in Ghana is 3.70 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 834.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - central government in Ghana peaked at 3.70 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 671,409 current LCU, in 1984.

That places Ghana 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.04 million current LCU 671,409 current LCU 8.44 million current LCU 5
1990s 134.84 million current LCU 43.01 million current LCU 200.74 million current LCU 7
2000s 1.27 billion current LCU 282.30 million current LCU 2.76 billion current LCU 10
2010s 3.59 billion current LCU 3.49 billion current LCU 3.70 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 23 Mauritius 8.19 billion current LCU compare
  2. 24 Malawi 8.03 billion current LCU compare
  3. 25 Namibia 3.97 billion current LCU compare
  4. 27 Lesotho 3.04 billion current LCU compare
  5. 28 Eswatini 1.46 billion current LCU compare
  6. 29 Zimbabwe 353.51 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - central government in Ghana?
Gdfi - central government in Ghana was 3.70 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - central government recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 3.70 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - central government recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 671,409 current LCU in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for gdfi - central government?
Ghana ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - central government rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 834.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - central government (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDFI - central government (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
32 places, 802 data points, 1960–2011
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Central government’s 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, by central government. Data are in current local currency.