North Africa vs South Africa: GDFI - public sector

North Africa
39.88 billion current US$
in 2007
South Africa
29.07 billion current US$
in 2011
North Africa rank
5th
South Africa rank
2nd

GDFI - public sector over time

  • North Africa
  • South Africa
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

North Africa currently reports 39.88 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 10.81 billion current US$.

That makes North Africa's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North Africa has been ahead every year.

North Africa ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 2nd of 5 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Africa South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 18.21 billion current US$ 4.91 billion current US$ 13.30 billion current US$ North Africa
1990s 17.74 billion current US$ 3.72 billion current US$ 14.02 billion current US$ North Africa
2000s 26.09 billion current US$ 8.56 billion current US$ 17.53 billion current US$ North Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdfi - public sector, North Africa or South Africa?
North Africa, at 39.88 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2007.
What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between North Africa and South Africa?
10.81 billion current US$, with North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2007.
How do North Africa and South Africa rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
North Africa ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 2nd of 5 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). 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.