South Africa: Central government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1911–2025 · 115 observations · cgovdef
- 2025
- −348 billionlocal currency
Central government deficit
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Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -348,046 | |
| 2024 | -377,324 | |
| 2023 | -372,971 | |
| 2022 | -329,938 | |
| 2021 | -307,512 | |
| 2020 | -525,625 | |
| 2019 | -311,979 | |
| 2018 | -246,173 | |
| 2017 | -227,703 | |
| 2016 | -152,060 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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