Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa
South Africa: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa peaked at 11.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places South Africa 57th out of 73 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +99.3% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +134.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +123.9% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 0.0% | 11.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 54 Senegal 0.2% compare
- 55 Mali 0.2% compare
- 56 Greece 0.0% compare
- 57 Aruba 0.0%
- 57 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 57 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 57 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 57 Cuba 0.0% compare
- 57 Gabon 0.0%
- 57 Ghana 0.0% compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 57 Cambodia 0.0%
- 57 Lebanon 0.0%
- 57 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 57 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 57 Malawi 0.0% compare
- 57 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 57 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in South Africa was 0.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 73 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in post-secondary non-tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release