Angola vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

Angola
9.03 billion current US$
in 2011
South Africa
29.07 billion current US$
in 2011
Angola rank
4th
South Africa rank
2nd

GDFI - public sector over time

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

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29.07 billion current US$ against 9.03 billion current US$ in Angola, a difference of 20.04 billion current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.2 times Angola's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 364.52 million current US$ 3.73 billion current US$ 3.37 billion current US$ South Africa
2000s 3.66 billion current US$ 11.63 billion current US$ 7.97 billion current US$ South Africa
2010s 8.43 billion current US$ 28.50 billion current US$ 20.07 billion current US$ South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Angola or South Africa?
South Africa, at 29.07 billion current US$ against 9.03 billion current US$ in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Angola and South Africa?
20.04 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Angola ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). 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
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.