South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: GDFI - private sector

South Africa
31.37 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
85.05 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2008
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

GDFI - private sector over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 85.05 billion constant 2000 US$ against 31.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 53.68 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 2.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 32 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 13.51 billion constant 2000 US$ 17.85 billion constant 2000 US$ 4.34 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2000s 23.38 billion constant 2000 US$ 47.24 billion constant 2000 US$ 23.87 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - private sector, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 85.05 billion constant 2000 US$ against 31.37 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - private sector between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
53.68 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2008.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for gdfi - private sector?
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - private sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.