Egypt vs South Africa: GDFI - general government
GDFI - general government over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 17.53 billion current US$ against 11.53 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 6.00 billion current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.29 billion current US$ | 4.92 billion current US$ | 1.37 billion current US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.87 billion current US$ | 4.26 billion current US$ | 1.61 billion current US$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | 17.53 billion current US$ | 11.53 billion current US$ | 6.00 billion current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - general government, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 17.53 billion current US$ against 11.53 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gdfi - general government between Egypt and South Africa?
- 6.00 billion current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - general government?
- Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.