South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - private
GDFI - private over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 129.54 billion current US$ against 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 81.50 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.45 billion current US$ | 29.71 billion current US$ | 15.26 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 15.60 billion current US$ | 32.03 billion current US$ | 16.43 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 18.05 billion current US$ | 40.14 billion current US$ | 22.09 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 26.04 billion current US$ | 73.01 billion current US$ | 46.97 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, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 129.54 billion current US$ against 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in gdfi - private between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 81.50 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2008.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - private?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.