Cape Verde vs South Africa: Gross domestic savings, public

Cape Verde
938.00 million current LCU
in 1998
South Africa
36.74 billion current LCU
in 2010
Cape Verde rank
16th
South Africa rank
13th

Gross domestic savings, public over time

  • Cape Verde
  • South Africa
-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B198019952010

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 36.74 billion current LCU against 938.00 million current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 35.80 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 39.2 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1986 it was South Africa ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 26 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -59.48 million current LCU 0 current LCU 59.48 million current LCU South Africa
1990s 205.82 million current LCU -760.67 million current LCU 966.49 million current LCU Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings, public, Cape Verde or South Africa?
South Africa, at 36.74 billion current LCU against 938.00 million current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2010.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings, public between Cape Verde and South Africa?
35.80 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and South Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 1998.
How do Cape Verde and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings, public?
Cape Verde ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic savings, public (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 466 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Public sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in public sector at factor cost plus all indirect taxes, net less general government consumption expenditure. Data are in current local currency.