Mozambique vs South Africa: GDFI - general government

Mozambique
50.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
83.70 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mozambique rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd

GDFI - general government over time

  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 83.70 billion current LCU against 50.60 billion current LCU in Mozambique, a difference of 33.10 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Mozambique's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 25th 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 Mozambique South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 50.63 million current LCU 7.08 billion current LCU 7.03 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 2.66 billion current LCU 14.47 billion current LCU 11.82 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 17.61 billion current LCU 47.01 billion current LCU 29.40 billion current LCU South Africa
2010s 47.15 billion current LCU 82.26 billion current LCU 35.11 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Mozambique or South Africa?
South Africa, at 83.70 billion current LCU against 50.60 billion current LCU in Mozambique as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Mozambique and South Africa?
33.10 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Mozambique and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Mozambique ranks 25th 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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About this data

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.