Egypt vs South Africa: GDFI - general government

Egypt
17.53 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
11.53 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd

GDFI - general government over time

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B196519882011

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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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.