Reform in the contract state: Embedded directions in public procurement regulation in South Africa

Figures & data

Figure 1. Ratio of public sector procurement expenditure to employee compensation. SARB financial statistics throughout. Procurement expenditure is calculated by adding purchases of goods and services and purchases of non-financial assets. Total public sector is calculated, according to the SARB Institutional Sector Classifications, by adding consolidated general government to non-financial and financial public corporations.

Figure 2. Public sector procurement expenditure as a percentage of GDP.