Agricultural support estimate in South Africa
South Africa: Agricultural support estimate was 0.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural support estimate in South Africa, 1995–2015
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.3% for agricultural support estimate in 2015.
The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural support estimate in South Africa peaked at 1.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places South Africa 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural support estimate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.3% | — |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -33.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +112.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -37.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural support estimate in South Africa?
- Agricultural support estimate in South Africa was 0.3% in 2015, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse.
- What is the highest agricultural support estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest agricultural support estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for agricultural support estimate?
- South Africa ranks 17th out of 22 countries with data for 2015.
- Is agricultural support estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Producer and Consumer Support Estimates database. Available online at www.oecd.org/tad/support/psecse, published as part of Agricultural support estimate (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture support is the annual monetary value of all gross transfers from taxpayers and consumers, both domestic and foreign (in the form of subsidies arising from policy measures that support agriculture), net of the associated budgetary receipts, regardless of their objectives and impacts on farm production and income, or consumption of farm products.