Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Total capital expenditure and net lending

Guinea-Bissau
37.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
17.46 billion current LCU
in 2008
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
South Africa rank
34th

Total capital expenditure and net lending over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 37.00 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 19.54 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 34th 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 3.41 billion current LCU 3.41 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s 386.61 million current LCU 8.99 billion current LCU 8.61 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 11.39 billion current LCU 12.50 billion current LCU 1.11 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 21.25 billion current LCU 17.30 billion current LCU 3.95 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total capital expenditure and net lending, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
Guinea-Bissau, at 37.00 billion current LCU against 17.46 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in total capital expenditure and net lending between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
19.54 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 total capital expenditure and net lending?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 34th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total capital expenditure and net lending (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,453 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Expenditure for acquisition of land, intangible assets, government stocks, and nonmilitary and nonfinancial assets; also for capital grants and lending minus repayments. Data are in current local currency.