North Africa vs South Africa: GDFI - private

North Africa
134.57 billion current US$
in 2008
South Africa
48.04 billion current US$
in 2011
North Africa rank
2nd
South Africa rank
1st

GDFI - private over time

  • North Africa
  • South Africa
050.0B100.0B150.0B196519882011

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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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.