Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ was 142,984 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ in Southern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 142,984 million USD for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Southern Africa peaked at 156,399 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 39,710 million USD, in 2002.
Southern Africa ranks 28th 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$ in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40,890 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 39,710 million USD | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 61,824 million USD | +55.7% |
| 2004 | 79,709 million USD | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 89,660 million USD | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 94,116 million USD | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 102,168 million USD | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 105,069 million USD | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 114,015 million USD | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 138,333 million USD | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 156,399 million USD | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 141,690 million USD | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 134,141 million USD | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 132,265 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 122,550 million USD | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 114,912 million USD | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 132,714 million USD | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 144,409 million USD | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 137,746 million USD | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 132,525 million USD | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 155,926 million USD | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 146,612 million USD | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 136,110 million USD | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 142,984 million USD | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80,796 million USD | 39,710 million USD | 114,015 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 135,516 million USD | 114,912 million USD | 156,399 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,831 million USD | 132,525 million USD | 155,926 million USD | 5 |
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 111.27 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 68,622 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 61,673 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 15.7 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Southern Africa?
- Total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Southern Africa was 142,984 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$ recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 156,399 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,710 million USD in 2002.
- How does Southern Africa rank for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$?
- Southern Africa ranks 28th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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$. 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.