Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local in South Africa
South Africa: Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local was 839 million SLC in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local in South Africa, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
In 2023, fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local in South Africa stood at 839 million SLC. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local in South Africa peaked at 839 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 235 million SLC, in 2001.
South Africa ranks 25th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 235 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 439 million SLC | +86.8% |
| 2003 | 557 million SLC | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 323 million SLC | -42.0% |
| 2005 | 366 million SLC | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 321 million SLC | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 237 million SLC | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 327 million SLC | +38.0% |
| 2009 | 356 million SLC | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 572 million SLC | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 575 million SLC | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 575 million SLC | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 497 million SLC | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 703 million SLC | +41.4% |
| 2015 | 753 million SLC | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 762 million SLC | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 776 million SLC | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 778 million SLC | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 719 million SLC | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 745 million SLC | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 647 million SLC | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 805 million SLC | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 839 million SLC | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 351.22 million SLC | 235 million SLC | 557 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 671 million SLC | 497 million SLC | 778 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 759 million SLC | 647 million SLC | 839 million SLC | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 22 Mozambique 1,177 million SLC compare
- 23 Mauritania 965.03 million SLC compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 847.83 million SLC compare
- 26 Denmark 539.87 million SLC compare
- 27 Namibia 487 million SLC compare
- 28 Guyana 444 million SLC compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Africa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 186.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.812 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3618 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local in South Africa?
- Fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local in South Africa was 839 million SLC in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 839 million SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 235 million SLC in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fishing (central government expenditure) — value standard local rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fishing (central government expenditure) — Value Standard Local Currency. 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.