Ireland vs South Africa: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices over time
- Ireland
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 118,692 million USD against 115,880 million USD in Ireland, a difference of 2,812 million USD.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
Ireland ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 29th of 114 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,713 million USD | 77,326 million USD | 3,613 million USD | South Africa |
| 2010s | 93,986 million USD | 106,126 million USD | 12,140 million USD | South Africa |
| 2020s | 110,573 million USD | 119,177 million USD | 8,603 million USD | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices, Ireland or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 118,692 million USD against 115,880 million USD in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices between Ireland and South Africa?
- 2,812 million USD, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and South Africa rank globally for total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Ireland ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 29th of 114 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 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.