General government final consumption expenditure rose 17.3% to USD 82,325 bil in South Africa in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, general government final consumption expenditure in South Africa reached an all time high of USD 83,370 bil in 2011 and an all time low of USD 707 bil in 1960.
South Africa has been ranked 29th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of general government final consumption expenditure, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| General Government Final Consumption Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | USD bil | 14,333 | 6,918 | 8,922 | 8,148 | 5,960 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD bil | 4,281 | 4,295 | 4,651 | 4,956 | 5,292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 872 | 838 | 915 | 974 | 905 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 4,136 | 3,147 | 3,258 | 3,242 | 3,502 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | 3,086 | 2,894 | 3,302 | 3,471 | 3,205 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | USD bil | 65,823 | 62,476 | 73,376 | 78,451 | 76,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 892 | 935 | 1,108 | 1,076 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,141 | 3,368 | 3,550 | 3,344 | 4,122 | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 3,769 | 3,724 | 3,807 | 3,543 | 1,602 |
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