South Africa - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in South Africa was 20.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.31 in 1960.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 9.31
1961 9.57
1962 10.49
1963 10.00
1964 10.89
1965 11.10
1966 11.12
1967 10.83
1968 11.13
1969 11.38
1970 11.90
1971 12.91
1972 12.08
1973 11.11
1974 11.44
1975 12.87
1976 13.58
1977 13.05
1978 13.81
1979 13.75
1980 12.97
1981 13.69
1982 15.38
1983 15.08
1984 16.78
1985 17.09
1986 17.52
1987 18.30
1988 17.78
1989 17.74
1990 18.56
1991 18.66
1992 18.97
1993 18.12
1994 18.19
1995 16.53
1996 17.42
1997 17.49
1998 17.10
1999 16.81
2000 16.57
2001 16.62
2002 16.78
2003 16.87
2004 17.00
2005 16.15
2006 15.86
2007 15.89
2008 17.07
2009 17.79
2010 18.00
2011 18.20
2012 18.82
2013 19.08
2014 19.31
2015 18.99
2016 19.31
2017 19.24
2018 19.37
2019 19.61
2020 20.65

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts