Africa vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

Africa
69.17 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2008
South Africa
9.93 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Africa rank
1st
South Africa rank
3rd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Africa
  • South Africa
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T196519882011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 69.17 billion constant 2000 US$ against 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 59.23 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 7.0 times South Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 588.58 billion constant 2000 US$ 6.76 billion constant 2000 US$ 581.82 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa
1990s 44.36 billion constant 2000 US$ 4.11 billion constant 2000 US$ 40.25 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa
2000s 47.31 billion constant 2000 US$ 5.21 billion constant 2000 US$ 42.10 billion constant 2000 US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Africa or South Africa?
Africa, at 69.17 billion constant 2000 US$ against 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Africa and South Africa?
59.23 billion constant 2000 US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - public 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, 907 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Public sectors’ 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 measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.