Gross public investment in Ghana
Ghana: Gross public investment was 6.2% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Gross public investment in Ghana, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6.2% for gross public investment in 2011.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Ghana peaked at 14.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1984.
Ghana ranks 33rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross public investment in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.5% | — |
| 1985 | 4.2% | +67.6% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +75.1% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 10.3% | +24.0% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -77.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +30.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +144.2% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 2.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 30 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.7% compare
- 31 Cameroon 6.5% compare
- 32 Niger 6.3% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 6.1% compare
- 35 Liberia 6.1% compare
- 36 Mauritania 5.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 46.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0537 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 129.91 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.048 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 116.18 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.682 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Ghana?
- Gross public investment in Ghana was 6.2% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for gross public investment?
- Ghana ranks 33rd out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . 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.