Security Services ________________________________
Outcome___________________
R0’00 |
2015/16 |
2016/17 |
2017/18 |
National Department |
821 465 |
842 129 |
986 303 |
Provincial |
3 981 127 |
4 437 223 |
5 087 146 |
State Owned Entities |
1 272 116 |
1 430 840 |
1 573 610 |
Total |
6 074 709 |
6 710 193 |
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The table above shows the distribution of spending on private security services for the national and provincial spheres. Also included are state-owned entities, excluding the public corporations and other off-budget entities. On average national departments spent R0.9 billion over the last three years growing at an average of 9.6% per year, while provinces spent an average of R4.5 billion growing at 13% per year, and the public entities spent on average R1.4 billion growing at an average of 11.2% per year.
Total spent was R6.1 billion in 2015/16 rising to R7.65 billion in 2017/18. This is about 0.5% of total consolidated government spending.