Algeria vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

Algeria
44.79 billion current US$
in 2010
South Africa
29.07 billion current US$
in 2011
Algeria rank
1st
South Africa rank
2nd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 44.79 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 15.72 billion current US$.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.60 billion current US$ 0 current US$ 1.60 billion current US$ Algeria
1980s 7.39 billion current US$ 5.06 billion current US$ 2.33 billion current US$ Algeria
1990s 3.50 billion current US$ 3.72 billion current US$ 219.97 million current US$ South Africa
2000s 13.92 billion current US$ 11.63 billion current US$ 2.29 billion current US$ Algeria
2010s 44.79 billion current US$ 27.93 billion current US$ 16.86 billion current US$ Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Algeria or South Africa?
Algeria, at 44.79 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Algeria and South Africa?
15.72 billion current US$, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2010.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Algeria ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDFI - public sector (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,589 data points, 1960–2011
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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 current U.S. dollars.