South Africa — General government revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1913–2031 · 119 observations
About this series
General government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For South Africa, the general government revenue reading stood at 28.4% of GDP in 2025. Against 27.3% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.08 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 26.7% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1913–2031
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Latest observations
2008–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 28.7 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 28.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 28.5 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 28.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 27.1 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 25.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 25.8 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 25 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 24.6 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.