Ethiopia vs South Africa: GDFI - general government

Ethiopia
95.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
83.70 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
23rd

GDFI - general government over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 95.26 billion current LCU against 83.70 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 11.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 42 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.12 billion current LCU 9.62 billion current LCU 8.51 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 3.29 billion current LCU 14.47 billion current LCU 11.19 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 20.63 billion current LCU 47.01 billion current LCU 26.38 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 78.27 billion current LCU 82.26 billion current LCU 3.99 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Ethiopia or South Africa?
Ethiopia, at 95.26 billion current LCU against 83.70 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Ethiopia and South Africa?
11.56 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,194 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

General government’s 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, by local, state or central government. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 93SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.