Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: GDFI - public sector

Egypt
11.48 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa
38.56 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2009
Egypt rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B198219962010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 38.56 billion constant 2000 US$ against 11.48 billion constant 2000 US$ in Egypt, a difference of 27.08 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 8.28 billion constant 2000 US$ 28.82 billion constant 2000 US$ 20.54 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 9.58 billion constant 2000 US$ 23.91 billion constant 2000 US$ 14.33 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 10.71 billion constant 2000 US$ 22.76 billion constant 2000 US$ 12.06 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 38.56 billion constant 2000 US$ against 11.48 billion constant 2000 US$ in Egypt as of 2009.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
27.08 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.