Africa vs Kenya: GDFI - private sector

Africa
179.16 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2008
Kenya
30.40 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2010
Africa rank
1st
Kenya rank
2nd

GDFI - private sector over time

  • Africa
  • Kenya
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B198719982010

How they compare

Africa currently reports 179.16 billion constant 2000 US$ against 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya, a difference of 148.75 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 2nd of 5 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 54.42 billion constant 2000 US$ 627.73 million constant 2000 US$ 53.79 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa
1990s 57.58 billion constant 2000 US$ 796.86 million constant 2000 US$ 56.78 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa
2000s 112.32 billion constant 2000 US$ 10.90 billion constant 2000 US$ 101.41 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, Africa or Kenya?
Africa, at 179.16 billion constant 2000 US$ against 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between Africa and Kenya?
148.75 billion constant 2000 US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Kenya?
20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do Africa and Kenya rank globally for gdfi - private sector?
Africa ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 2nd of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$)
Unit
constant 2000 US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 969 data points, 1965–2011
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 constant 2000 local currency.