Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ was 388,657 million USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 388,657 million USD for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 434,366 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75,516 million USD, in 2001.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 24th 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$ in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75,516 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 82,497 million USD | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 112,368 million USD | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 135,154 million USD | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 160,267 million USD | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 179,284 million USD | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 205,596 million USD | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 242,178 million USD | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 242,242 million USD | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 288,691 million USD | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 335,598 million USD | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 334,231 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 391,160 million USD | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 403,773 million USD | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 335,025 million USD | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 310,864 million USD | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 342,186 million USD | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 373,956 million USD | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 375,475 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 364,306 million USD | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 401,499 million USD | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 434,366 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 404,911 million USD | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 388,657 million USD | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159,456 million USD | 75,516 million USD | 242,242 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 349,096 million USD | 288,691 million USD | 403,773 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,748 million USD | 364,306 million USD | 434,366 million USD | 5 |
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 1,610 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9626 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 16.47 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ in Sub-Saharan Africa was 388,657 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 434,366 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,516 million USD in 2001.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (highest government level) — value us$ rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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$. 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.