Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa
South Africa: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 118,692 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 118,692 million USD for total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa peaked at 119,853 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61,567 million USD, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 29th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61,567 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 64,820 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 68,924 million USD | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 72,268 million USD | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 76,463 million USD | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 80,712 million USD | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 83,855 million USD | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 92,550 million USD | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 94,775 million USD | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 94,264 million USD | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 100,351 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 97,710 million USD | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 102,641 million USD | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 106,668 million USD | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 109,775 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 110,893 million USD | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 110,078 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 114,262 million USD | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 114,616 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 119,678 million USD | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 119,853 million USD | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 118,931 million USD | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 118,729 million USD | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 118,692 million USD | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,326 million USD | 61,567 million USD | 94,775 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 106,126 million USD | 94,264 million USD | 114,616 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,177 million USD | 118,692 million USD | 119,853 million USD | 5 |
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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$), annual 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa?
- Total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices in South Africa was 118,692 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 119,853 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,567 million USD in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- South Africa ranks 29th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (general government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$, 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.