Mauritania vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

Mauritania
45.79 billion constant LCU
in 2011
South Africa
136.64 billion constant LCU
in 2011
Mauritania rank
18th
South Africa rank
15th

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
050.0B100.0B150.0B196519882011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 136.64 billion constant LCU against 45.79 billion constant LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 90.85 billion constant LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.0 times Mauritania's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 38 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.66 billion constant LCU 57.75 billion constant LCU 48.09 billion constant LCU South Africa
2000s 29.96 billion constant LCU 79.73 billion constant LCU 49.77 billion constant LCU South Africa
2010s 45.11 billion constant LCU 137.35 billion constant LCU 92.23 billion constant LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Mauritania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 136.64 billion constant LCU against 45.79 billion constant LCU in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Mauritania and South Africa?
90.85 billion constant LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Mauritania ranks 18th and South Africa ranks 15th of 38 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (constant LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Mauritania vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdfi-public-sector-constant-lcu/mauritania/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gdfi-public-sector-constant-lcu/mauritania/south-africa/">Mauritania vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GDFI - public sector (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 921 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 local currency.