Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - private

Algeria
17.45 billion current US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
129.54 billion current US$
in 2008
Algeria rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

GDFI - private over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
050.0B100.0B150.0B197019892008

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 129.54 billion current US$ against 17.45 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 112.09 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.4 times Algeria's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 49 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 9.50 billion current US$ 29.71 billion current US$ 20.21 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 9.65 billion current US$ 32.03 billion current US$ 22.38 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 9.11 billion current US$ 40.14 billion current US$ 31.03 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 10.96 billion current US$ 73.01 billion current US$ 62.04 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 - private, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 129.54 billion current US$ against 17.45 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - private between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
112.09 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2008.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - private?
Algeria ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). 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
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