Jamaica vs South Africa: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.39 million million SLC against 1.39 million million SLC in Jamaica, a difference of 8,860 million SLC.
Across all 23 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 174 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242,826 million SLC | 291,885 million SLC | 49,059 million SLC | South Africa |
| 2010s | 479,794 million SLC | 749,990 million SLC | 270,197 million SLC | South Africa |
| 2020s | 853,417 million SLC | 1.30 million million SLC | 442,101 million SLC | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Jamaica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.39 million million SLC against 1.39 million million SLC in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Jamaica and South Africa?
- 8,860 million SLC, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.