South Africa vs Switzerland: R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure)

South Africa
93.06 million USD
in 2023
Switzerland
132.24 million USD
in 2023
South Africa rank
10th
Switzerland rank
7th

R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) over time

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 132.24 million USD against 93.06 million USD in South Africa, a difference of 39.18 million USD.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 49 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 95.49 million USD 73.05 million USD 22.44 million USD South Africa
2010s 114.22 million USD 118.71 million USD 4.49 million USD Switzerland
2020s 92.78 million USD 125.45 million USD 32.67 million USD Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher r&d agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure), South Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 132.24 million USD against 93.06 million USD in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in r&d agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) between South Africa and Switzerland?
39.18 million USD, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for r&d agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure)?
South Africa ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
R&D Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
52 places, 608 data points, 2001–2024
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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.