Egypt vs South Africa: GDFI - private
Egypt
27.75 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
48.04 billion current US$
in 2011
Egypt rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st
GDFI - private over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 48.04 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 20.29 billion current US$.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 49 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.23 billion current US$ | 15.31 billion current US$ | 12.08 billion current US$ | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3.54 billion current US$ | 18.05 billion current US$ | 14.51 billion current US$ | South Africa |
| 2000s | 11.84 billion current US$ | 27.24 billion current US$ | 15.41 billion current US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | 27.20 billion current US$ | 45.68 billion current US$ | 18.47 billion current US$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - private, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 48.04 billion current US$ against 27.75 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in gdfi - private between Egypt and South Africa?
- 20.29 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - private?
- Egypt ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.