GDFI - central government in Ghana

Ghana: GDFI - central government was 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.45 billion current US$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.61 billion current US$
in 2008
All-time low
109.49 million current US$
in 1984
Years of data
24
1984–2011

GDFI - central government in Ghana, 1984–2011

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1984199720111984: 109.5M current US$1985: 187.3M current US$1986: 417.1M current US$1987: 403.1M current US$1988: 417.1M current US$1993: 663.0M current US$1994: 724.3M current US$1995: 908.2M current US$1996: 922.7M current US$1997: 857.4M current US$1998: 845.7M current US$1999: 752.9M current US$2000: 518.1M current US$2001: 553.3M current US$2002: 590.9M current US$2003: 682.1M current US$2004: 1.1B current US$2005: 1.3B current US$2006: 1.6B current US$2007: 2.2B current US$2008: 2.6B current US$2009: 1.9B current US$2010: 2.4B current US$2011: 2.4B current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 2.45 billion current US$ for gdfi - central government in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 342.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - central government in Ghana peaked at 2.61 billion current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 109.49 million current US$, in 1984.

That places Ghana 2nd out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 306.81 million current US$ 109.49 million current US$ 417.10 million current US$ 5
1990s 810.58 million current US$ 663.01 million current US$ 922.67 million current US$ 7
2000s 1.29 billion current US$ 518.06 million current US$ 2.61 billion current US$ 10
2010s 2.44 billion current US$ 2.44 billion current US$ 2.45 billion current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Morocco 5.65 billion current US$ compare
  2. 3 Congo 2.30 billion current US$ compare
  3. 4 Tanzania 2.13 billion current US$ compare
  4. 5 Mozambique 1.71 billion current US$ 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 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest gdfi - central government recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.61 billion current US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest gdfi - central government recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 109.49 million current US$ in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for gdfi - central government?
Ghana ranks 2nd 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 342.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of GDFI - central government (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - central government (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
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 U.S. dollars.