Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDFI - private sector

Kenya
30.40 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
117.73 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

GDFI - private sector over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B198419972011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 117.73 billion constant 2000 US$ against 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya, a difference of 87.33 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.9 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 32 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 627.73 million constant 2000 US$ 26.80 billion constant 2000 US$ 26.17 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 796.86 million constant 2000 US$ 31.52 billion constant 2000 US$ 30.73 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 12.63 billion constant 2000 US$ 71.89 billion constant 2000 US$ 59.25 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 30.40 billion constant 2000 US$ 109.60 billion constant 2000 US$ 79.19 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 117.73 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?
87.33 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdfi - private sector?
Kenya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.