Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa

Southern Africa: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 131,359 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
131,359 million USD
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
29th
of 33 groups
All-time high
132,349 million USD
in 2020
All-time low
68,409 million USD
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k2001201220242001: 68.4k million USD2002: 72.3k million USD2003: 76.5k million USD2004: 79.8k million USD2005: 83.6k million USD2006: 88.2k million USD2007: 92.4k million USD2008: 102.9k million USD2009: 105.3k million USD2010: 104.4k million USD2011: 110.6k million USD2012: 108.1k million USD2013: 113.6k million USD2014: 118.8k million USD2015: 122.5k million USD2016: 123.3k million USD2017: 122.8k million USD2018: 127.7k million USD2019: 127.4k million USD2020: 132.3k million USD2021: 131.9k million USD2022: 130.5k million USD2023: 130.6k million USD2024: 131.4k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

In 2024, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa stood at 131,359 million USD.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa peaked at 132,349 million USD in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68,409 million USD, in 2001.

Southern Africa ranks 29th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa, 2001 to 2024.
Year million USD Change
2001 68,409 million USD
2002 72,253 million USD +5.6%
2003 76,521 million USD +5.9%
2004 79,774 million USD +4.3%
2005 83,615 million USD +4.8%
2006 88,240 million USD +5.5%
2007 92,366 million USD +4.7%
2008 102,919 million USD +11.4%
2009 105,314 million USD +2.3%
2010 104,419 million USD -0.8%
2011 110,646 million USD +6.0%
2012 108,088 million USD -2.3%
2013 113,592 million USD +5.1%
2014 118,787 million USD +4.6%
2015 122,550 million USD +3.2%
2016 123,261 million USD +0.6%
2017 122,782 million USD -0.4%
2018 127,668 million USD +4.0%
2019 127,409 million USD -0.2%
2020 132,349 million USD +3.9%
2021 131,887 million USD -0.3%
2022 130,482 million USD -1.1%
2023 130,622 million USD +0.1%
2024 131,359 million USD +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85,490 million USD 68,409 million USD 105,314 million USD 9
2010s 117,920 million USD 104,419 million USD 127,668 million USD 10
2020s 131,340 million USD 130,482 million USD 132,349 million USD 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa?
Total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Southern Africa was 131,359 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Southern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 132,349 million USD in 2020.
What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Southern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 68,409 million USD in 2001.
How does Southern Africa rank for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices?
Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Southern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
41 places, 984 data points, 2001–2024
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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.