Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 416,494 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 416,494 million USD. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 416,494 million USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,786 million USD, in 2001.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 142,786 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 158,456 million USD | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 171,448 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 168,852 million USD | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 183,603 million USD | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 193,146 million USD | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 207,299 million USD | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 234,500 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 245,846 million USD | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 258,439 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 273,933 million USD | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 275,686 million USD | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 333,193 million USD | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 346,495 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 335,025 million USD | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 332,540 million USD | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 338,329 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 360,370 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 370,767 million USD | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 386,235 million USD | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 381,940 million USD | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 405,368 million USD | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 408,555 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 416,494 million USD | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 189,548 million USD | 142,786 million USD | 245,846 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 322,478 million USD | 258,439 million USD | 370,767 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 399,718 million USD | 381,940 million USD | 416,494 million USD | 5 |
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 361.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9339 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,562 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 1,522 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2162 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 11.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 11.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.9096 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sub-Saharan Africa was 416,494 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$, 2015 prices recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 416,494 million USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,786 million USD in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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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.