Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: GDFI - private

Libya
5.50 billion current US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
62.75 billion current US$
in 2008
Libya rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

GDFI - private over time

  • Libya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
020.0B40.0B60.0B198519962008

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 62.75 billion current US$ against 5.50 billion current US$ in Libya, a difference of 57.26 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 11.4 times Libya's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 49 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 62.75 billion current US$ against 5.50 billion current US$ in Libya as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - private between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
57.26 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2008.
How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for gdfi - private?
Libya ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). 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.