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

Libya
20.50 billion current US$
in 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.21 billion current US$
in 2008
Libya rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
2nd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • Libya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0B40.0B60.0B198519962008

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 56.21 billion current US$ against 20.50 billion current US$ in Libya, a difference of 35.72 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.7 times Libya's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.21 billion current US$ against 20.50 billion current US$ in Libya as of 2008.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
35.72 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2008.
How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
Libya ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). 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.