South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - general government
GDFI - general government over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 53.66 billion current US$ against 11.53 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 42.13 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 42 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 billion current US$ | 15.05 billion current US$ | 10.37 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3.72 billion current US$ | 14.65 billion current US$ | 10.92 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 5.75 billion current US$ | 27.02 billion current US$ | 21.27 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - general government, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 53.66 billion current US$ against 11.53 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in gdfi - general government between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 42.13 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - general government?
- South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). 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.