Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa
South Africa: Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.602 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa is 0.602, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa peaked at 0.6764 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1867, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 16th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6331 | — |
| 2002 | 0.6235 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6764 | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5985 | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6563 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5905 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5408 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5557 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5732 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6268 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6201 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6062 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.623 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6471 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1867 | -71.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5641 | +202.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5943 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5824 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.602 | +3.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.602 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4206, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Housing and community amenities, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +202.1% | 0.1867 | 0.5641 |
| 2016 | -71.1% | 0.6471 | 0.1867 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6093 | 0.5408 | 0.6764 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5624 | 0.1867 | 0.6471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.602 | 0.602 | 0.602 | 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 housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa?
- Housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa was 0.602 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6764 in 2003.
- What is the lowest housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1867 in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is housing and community amenities, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Housing and community amenities, 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.