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South Africa: Central government revenue (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1911–2025 · 115 observations · cgovrev_GDP

2025
29.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
+1.3 pointsfrom 27.9%
Average, 2016–2025
27.6%10 years
Record high and low
29.2% (2025)low 9.77% (1914)

Central government revenue (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202529.2
202427.9
202328.4
202228.5
202128.3
202025.7
201927.1
201826.8
201727.2
201627.5

Sources

  • Mitchell1911–2010
  • World Development Indicators1972–2024
  • African Development Bank1980–2025
  • South African Reserve Bank1990–2025
  • IMF Government Finance Statistics1996–2024

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South Africa documentation (PDF)

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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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