Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Budgetary investment

Guinea-Bissau
24.70 billion current LCU
in 2008
South Africa
17.46 billion current LCU
in 2008
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th
South Africa rank
31st

Budgetary investment over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 24.70 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 7.24 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU 2.68 billion current LCU 2.68 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 317.69 million current LCU 5.51 billion current LCU 5.20 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 10.77 billion current LCU 11.11 billion current LCU 335.75 million current LCU South Africa
2000s 18.60 billion current LCU 9.90 billion current LCU 8.70 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher budgetary investment, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 24.70 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2008.
What is the difference in budgetary investment between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
7.24 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for budgetary investment?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.