Colombia vs South Africa: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 130,885 million USD against 118,692 million USD in South Africa, a difference of 12,193 million USD.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was South Africa ahead.
Colombia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 114 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,180 million USD | 85,416 million USD | 20,237 million USD | South Africa |
| 2010s | 91,734 million USD | 106,126 million USD | 14,392 million USD | South Africa |
| 2020s | 122,681 million USD | 119,177 million USD | 3,505 million USD | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 130,885 million USD against 118,692 million USD in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Colombia and South Africa?
- 12,193 million USD, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Colombia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. 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.