Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Construction, value added

Algeria
14.99 billion current US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
28.13 billion current US$
in 2008
Algeria rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
2nd

Construction, value added over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 28.13 billion current US$ against 14.99 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 13.15 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 8.50 billion current US$ 6.22 billion current US$ 2.28 billion current US$ Algeria
1990s 4.73 billion current US$ 6.39 billion current US$ 1.66 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 7.88 billion current US$ 13.81 billion current US$ 5.93 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher construction, value added, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 28.13 billion current US$ against 14.99 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2008.
What is the difference in construction, value added between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
13.15 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for construction, value added?
Algeria ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Construction, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Construction, value added (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
55 places, 1,868 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in construction is defined as the value of output of the construction industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Construction is a subset of industry (ISIC 45). Data are in current U.S. dollars.