Ethiopia vs Kenya: GDFI - public sector

Ethiopia
3.75 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Kenya
1.21 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2010
Ethiopia rank
5th
Kenya rank
7th

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B198719992011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ against 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya, a difference of 2.54 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 7th of 31 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s 963.61 million constant 2000 US$ 579.43 million constant 2000 US$ 384.17 million constant 2000 US$ Ethiopia
1990s 884.33 million constant 2000 US$ 580.55 million constant 2000 US$ 303.79 million constant 2000 US$ Ethiopia
2000s 1.75 billion constant 2000 US$ 773.98 million constant 2000 US$ 980.32 million constant 2000 US$ Ethiopia
2010s 3.17 billion constant 2000 US$ 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ 1.96 billion constant 2000 US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Ethiopia, at 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ against 1.21 billion constant 2000 US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Ethiopia and Kenya?
2.54 billion constant 2000 US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
22 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2010.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 7th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.