South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - public sector

South Africa
9.93 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
38.37 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2009
South Africa rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ against 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 28.44 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.9 times South Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 31 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 5.92 billion constant 2000 US$ 28.68 billion constant 2000 US$ 22.76 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 4.11 billion constant 2000 US$ 23.79 billion constant 2000 US$ 19.68 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 5.80 billion constant 2000 US$ 22.65 billion constant 2000 US$ 16.85 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 38.37 billion constant 2000 US$ against 9.93 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa as of 2009.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
28.44 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
South Africa ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant 2000 US$). 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.