Ethiopia vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

Ethiopia
3.75 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
South Africa
9.93 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
010.0B20.0B30.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ against 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.18 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 893.09 million constant 2000 US$ 5.15 billion constant 2000 US$ 4.26 billion constant 2000 US$ South Africa
1990s 884.33 million constant 2000 US$ 4.11 billion constant 2000 US$ 3.22 billion constant 2000 US$ South Africa
2000s 1.75 billion constant 2000 US$ 5.80 billion constant 2000 US$ 4.04 billion constant 2000 US$ South Africa
2010s 3.46 billion constant 2000 US$ 9.99 billion constant 2000 US$ 6.52 billion constant 2000 US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Ethiopia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ against 3.75 billion constant 2000 US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Ethiopia and South Africa?
6.18 billion constant 2000 US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.