Denmark vs South Africa: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Denmark
0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Denmark rank
20th
South Africa rank
18th

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Denmark
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08197019952021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0523 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1980s 0.0587 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
1990s 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2000s 0.0756 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0264 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2010s 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark
2020s 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Denmark or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0633 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Denmark and South Africa?
0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Denmark ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.