Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa
South Africa: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 72,573 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 72,573 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa peaked at 73,078 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31,850 million USD, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 39th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 31,850 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 32,499 million USD | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 32,822 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34,251 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 35,274 million USD | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 46,181 million USD | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 46,920 million USD | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 50,204 million USD | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 51,493 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 50,063 million USD | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 53,922 million USD | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 51,352 million USD | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 54,850 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 58,637 million USD | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 60,254 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 63,671 million USD | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 62,799 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 65,483 million USD | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 66,040 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 71,267 million USD | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 73,078 million USD | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 72,320 million USD | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 72,573 million USD | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,166 million USD | 31,850 million USD | 51,493 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 58,707 million USD | 50,063 million USD | 66,040 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,310 million USD | 71,267 million USD | 73,078 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 808.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,463 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 626.22 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,985 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa was 72,573 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73,078 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,850 million USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- South Africa ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.