South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Gross domestic savings, total

South Africa
42.31 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
61.18 billion constant 2000 US$
in 2011
South Africa rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Gross domestic savings, total over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 61.18 billion constant 2000 US$ against 42.31 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa, a difference of 18.87 billion constant 2000 US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 39 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 21.66 billion constant 2000 US$ 26.36 billion constant 2000 US$ 4.70 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1990s 20.98 billion constant 2000 US$ 19.66 billion constant 2000 US$ 1.32 billion constant 2000 US$ South Africa
2000s 31.15 billion constant 2000 US$ 40.14 billion constant 2000 US$ 8.99 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
2010s 41.27 billion constant 2000 US$ 54.55 billion constant 2000 US$ 13.28 billion constant 2000 US$ Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic savings, total, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 61.18 billion constant 2000 US$ against 42.31 billion constant 2000 US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in gross domestic savings, total between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
18.87 billion constant 2000 US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings, total?
South Africa ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Gross domestic savings, total (constant 2000 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic savings, total (constant 2000 US$)
Unit
constant 2000 US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,634 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Gross domestic savings are calculated as the difference between GDP and total consumption. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars.