South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: GDFI - general government
GDFI - general government over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 40.68 billion current US$ against 11.53 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 29.15 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 3.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 42 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 billion current US$ | 8.91 billion current US$ | 4.23 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.72 billion current US$ | 9.90 billion current US$ | 6.17 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.75 billion current US$ | 19.62 billion current US$ | 13.87 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
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 South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 40.68 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 South Africa and Nigeria?
- 29.15 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for gdfi - general government?
- South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - general government (current US$). 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.