North Africa vs South Africa: GDFI - private
GDFI - private over time
- North Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
North Africa currently reports 134.57 billion current US$ against 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 86.53 billion current US$.
That makes North Africa's figure about 2.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was North Africa ahead.
North Africa ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 5 groups.
North Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.45 billion current US$ | 15.31 billion current US$ | 4.14 billion current US$ | North Africa |
| 1990s | 23.95 billion current US$ | 18.05 billion current US$ | 5.90 billion current US$ | North Africa |
| 2000s | 51.73 billion current US$ | 26.04 billion current US$ | 25.69 billion current US$ | North Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - private, North Africa or South Africa?
- North Africa, at 134.57 billion current US$ against 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in gdfi - private between North Africa and South Africa?
- 86.53 billion current US$, with North Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and South Africa?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2008.
- How do North Africa and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - private?
- North Africa ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 1st of 5 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.