South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: GDFI - private
GDFI - private over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 76.56 billion current US$ against 48.04 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 28.52 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 1.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.72 billion current US$ | 15.90 billion current US$ | 1.18 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 1990s | 18.05 billion current US$ | 21.60 billion current US$ | 3.55 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
| 2000s | 26.04 billion current US$ | 42.21 billion current US$ | 16.17 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - private, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 76.56 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 South Africa?
- 28.52 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for gdfi - private?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private (current US$). 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.