Africa vs Egypt: GDFI - private

Africa
264.69 billion current US$
in 2008
Egypt
27.75 billion current US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
Egypt rank
2nd

GDFI - private over time

  • Africa
  • Egypt
0100.0B200.0B300.0B197919952011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 264.69 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 236.94 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 9.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 1 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 51.09 billion current US$ 3.23 billion current US$ 47.86 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 64.18 billion current US$ 3.54 billion current US$ 60.65 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 125.41 billion current US$ 10.86 billion current US$ 114.55 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private, Africa or Egypt?
Africa, at 264.69 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - private between Africa and Egypt?
236.94 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Egypt?
27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
How do Africa and Egypt rank globally for gdfi - private?
Africa ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - private (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
54 places, 1,621 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Private sector’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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.