GDFI - general government in Ghana

Ghana: GDFI - general 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
7th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2.45 billion current US$
in 2011
All-time low
109.49 million current US$
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011

GDFI - general 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$1989: 407.3M current US$1990: 439.6M current US$1991: 547.6M current US$1992: 660.0M 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: 552.0M current US$2007: 871.8M current US$2008: 835.2M current US$2009: 1.9B current US$2010: 2.4B current US$2011: 2.4B current US$

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

Analysis

In 2011, gdfi - general government in Ghana stood at 2.45 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 342.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdfi - general government in Ghana peaked at 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 109.49 million current US$, in 1984.

That places Ghana 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 323.56 million current US$ 109.49 million current US$ 417.10 million current US$ 6
1990s 732.14 million current US$ 439.63 million current US$ 922.67 million current US$ 10
2000s 884.79 million current US$ 518.06 million current US$ 1.86 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. 4 Angola 9.03 billion current US$ compare
  2. 5 Morocco 5.65 billion current US$ compare
  3. 6 Ethiopia 5.64 billion current US$ compare
  4. 8 Congo 2.30 billion current US$ compare
  5. 9 Tanzania 2.13 billion current US$ compare
  6. 10 Gabon 1.82 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - general government in Ghana?
Gdfi - general government in Ghana was 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
What is the highest gdfi - general government recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - general government recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 109.49 million current US$ in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for gdfi - general government?
Ghana ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - general 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 national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of GDFI - general government (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,242 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

General 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 local, state. Data are in current U.S. dollars.