South Africa: General government deficit
Millions of local currency · 1913–2025 · 113 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govdef
- 2025
- −444 billionlocal currency
General government deficit
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Millions of local currency
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -403,179 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -386,120 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -382,715 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -389,746 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -370,543 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -352,236 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -443,952 | |
| 2024 | -408,697 | |
| 2023 | -463,415 | |
| 2022 | -335,593 | |
| 2021 | -410,932 | |
| 2020 | -584,851 | |
| 2019 | -285,735 | |
| 2018 | -195,926 | |
| 2017 | -219,907 | |
| 2016 | -188,479 |
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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