South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDFI - public sector
GDFI - public sector over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 56.21 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 27.14 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 billion current US$ | 14.40 billion current US$ | 9.72 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3.72 billion current US$ | 14.30 billion current US$ | 10.58 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 10.03 billion current US$ | 28.69 billion current US$ | 18.66 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdfi - public sector, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 56.21 billion current US$ against 29.07 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in gdfi - public sector between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 27.14 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdfi - public sector?
- South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GDFI - public sector (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.