Total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana

Ghana: Total capital expenditure and net lending was 8.01 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
8.01 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
39th
of 51 countries
All-time high
8.01 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
671,409 current LCU
in 1979
Years of data
32
1979–2010

Total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana, 1979–2010

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1979199420101979: 671.4k current LCU1980: 1.4M current LCU1981: 3.7M current LCU1982: 5.9M current LCU1983: 8.4M current LCU1984: 11.0M current LCU1985: 14.3M current LCU1986: 19.0M current LCU1987: 28.9M current LCU1988: 43.0M current LCU1989: 69.2M current LCU1990: 108.9M current LCU1991: 150.9M current LCU1992: 175.6M current LCU1993: 195.6M current LCU1994: 200.8M current LCU1995: 249.1M current LCU1996: 487.3M current LCU1997: 298.8M current LCU1998: 591.5M current LCU1999: 988.8M current LCU2000: 1.2B current LCU2001: 1.4B current LCU2002: 2.0B current LCU2003: 2.8B current LCU2004: 2.6B current LCU2005: 3.5B current LCU2006: 4.2B current LCU2007: 4.4B current LCU2008: 4.9B current LCU2009: 6.7B current LCU2010: 8.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2010, total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana stood at 8.01 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 585.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana peaked at 8.01 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 671,409 current LCU, in 1979.

That places Ghana 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2010, 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
1970s 671,409 current LCU 671,409 current LCU 671,409 current LCU 1
1980s 20.50 million current LCU 1.43 million current LCU 69.22 million current LCU 10
1990s 344.73 million current LCU 108.88 million current LCU 988.81 million current LCU 10
2000s 3.37 billion current LCU 1.17 billion current LCU 6.72 billion current LCU 10
2010s 8.01 billion current LCU 8.01 billion current LCU 8.01 billion current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 36 Comoros 11.59 billion current LCU compare
  2. 37 Botswana 10.68 billion current LCU compare
  3. 38 Djibouti 10.30 billion current LCU compare
  4. 40 Namibia 5.44 billion current LCU compare
  5. 41 Tunisia 4.10 billion current LCU compare
  6. 42 Sudan 3.57 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana?
Total capital expenditure and net lending in Ghana was 8.01 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest total capital expenditure and net lending recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 8.01 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest total capital expenditure and net lending recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 671,409 current LCU in 1979.
How does Ghana rank for total capital expenditure and net lending?
Ghana ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
Is total capital expenditure and net lending rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 585.9%. 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 Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,453 data points, 1965–2011
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Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.