Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa
South Africa: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0616 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa is 0.0616, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 96.7% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa peaked at 0.3443 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0313, in 2019.
South Africa ranks 77th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.29 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3443 | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2745 | -20.3% |
| 2000 | 0.234 | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.284 | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2598 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1724 | -33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1551 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1999 | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1561 | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1274 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1392 | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2227 | +59.9% |
| 2010 | 0.255 | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2544 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2009 | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2216 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2513 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1908 | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2121 | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0746 | -64.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0313 | -58.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0616 | +96.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0616 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 10% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0616 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8588, 7% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3029 | 0.2745 | 0.3443 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.1951 | 0.1274 | 0.284 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1947 | 0.0313 | 0.255 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0616 | 0.0616 | 0.0616 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa was 0.0616 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3443 in 1998.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- South Africa ranks 77th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.