GDFI - public sector in Ghana

Ghana: GDFI - public sector was 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.45 billion current US$
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 49 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 - public sector 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

Ghana recorded 2.45 billion current US$ for gdfi - public sector in 2011. 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 - public sector 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 8th out of 49 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. 5 Morocco 5.65 billion current US$ compare
  2. 6 Ethiopia 5.64 billion current US$ compare
  3. 7 Equatorial Guinea 4.80 billion current US$ compare
  4. 9 Congo 2.30 billion current US$ compare
  5. 10 Tanzania 2.13 billion current US$ compare
  6. 11 Sudan 1.95 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdfi - public sector in Ghana?
Gdfi - public sector 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 - public sector recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 billion current US$ in 2011.
What is the lowest gdfi - public sector recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 109.49 million current US$ in 1984.
How does Ghana rank for gdfi - public sector?
Ghana ranks 8th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
Is gdfi - public sector 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 - public sector (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDFI - public sector (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
54 places, 1,589 data points, 1960–2011
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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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.