Angola vs South Africa: GDFI - general government

Angola
9.03 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
11.53 billion current US$
in 2011
Angola rank
4th
South Africa rank
3rd

GDFI - general government over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 11.53 billion current US$ against 9.03 billion current US$ in Angola, a difference of 2.50 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 42 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 395.95 million current US$ 4.68 billion current US$ 4.28 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 374.68 million current US$ 3.74 billion current US$ 3.36 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 3.66 billion current US$ 6.20 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 8.43 billion current US$ 11.28 billion current US$ 2.86 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - general government, Angola or South Africa?
South Africa, at 11.53 billion current US$ against 9.03 billion current US$ in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Angola and South Africa?
2.50 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - general government?
Angola ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - general government (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
44 places, 1,242 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.