Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - private sector

Kenya
30.40 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
115.16 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

GDFI - private sector over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B198019952011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ against 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya, a difference of 84.76 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 32 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 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 627.73 million constant 2000 US$ 26.21 billion constant 2000 US$ 25.58 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 796.86 million constant 2000 US$ 30.83 billion constant 2000 US$ 30.04 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 12.63 billion constant 2000 US$ 70.32 billion constant 2000 US$ 57.68 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ 107.20 billion constant 2000 US$ 76.80 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 115.16 billion constant 2000 US$ against 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
84.76 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - private sector?
Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.