Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Electricity, gas and water supply, value added

Egypt
21.80 billion current US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
8.06 billion current US$
in 2008
Egypt rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
1st

Electricity, gas and water supply, value added over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B196519882011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 21.80 billion current US$ against 8.06 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 13.75 billion current US$.

That makes Egypt's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st of 52 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 322.08 million current US$ 2.43 billion current US$ 2.11 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 965.29 million current US$ 2.84 billion current US$ 1.87 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 1.48 billion current US$ 4.79 billion current US$ 3.31 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 electricity, gas and water supply, value added, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Egypt, at 21.80 billion current US$ against 8.06 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in electricity, gas and water supply, value added between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
13.75 billion current US$, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for electricity, gas and water supply, value added?
Egypt ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 1st of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity, gas and water supply, 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
53 places, 1,608 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current U.S. dollars.