Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: GDFI - public sector

Algeria
44.79 billion current US$
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
43.26 billion current US$
in 2008
Algeria rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
4th

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Algeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 44.79 billion current US$ against 43.26 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 1.53 billion current US$.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 49 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 6.94 billion current US$ 9.03 billion current US$ 2.09 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
1990s 3.50 billion current US$ 9.11 billion current US$ 5.60 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
2000s 11.78 billion current US$ 20.58 billion current US$ 8.80 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Algeria, at 44.79 billion current US$ against 43.26 billion current US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2010.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
1.53 billion current US$, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2008.
How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Algeria ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 4th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). 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
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 current U.S. dollars.