Algeria vs South Africa: GDFI - private

Algeria
17.45 billion current US$
in 2008
South Africa
48.04 billion current US$
in 2011
Algeria rank
4th
South Africa rank
1st

GDFI - private over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 48.04 billion current US$ against 17.45 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 30.58 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.8 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 49 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 4.55 billion current US$ 8.91 billion current US$ 4.37 billion current US$ South Africa
1980s 9.65 billion current US$ 15.60 billion current US$ 5.95 billion current US$ South Africa
1990s 9.11 billion current US$ 18.05 billion current US$ 8.94 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 10.96 billion current US$ 26.04 billion current US$ 15.08 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private, Algeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 48.04 billion current US$ against 17.45 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - private between Algeria and South Africa?
30.58 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - private?
Algeria ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 1st of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). 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.