Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa
South Africa: Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures was 0.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa is 0.43, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa peaked at 0.86 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2022.
That places South Africa 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.58 | — |
| 2002 | 0.53 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.64 | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.82 | +36.7% |
| 2006 | 0.86 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.72 | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.67 | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.82 | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.82 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.81 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.74 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.63 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.56 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.64 | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 0.49 | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.41 | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.56 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 0.43 | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6978 | 0.53 | 0.86 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.458 | 0.4 | 0.56 | 5 |
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More public sector data for South Africa
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 44.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.84 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa?
- Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures in South Africa was 0.43 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 in 2006.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government expenditures recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for agriculture orientation index for government expenditures?
- South Africa ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government expenditures rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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