South Africa — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1913–2031 · 119 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets 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 expenditure reading stood at 34.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 33% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +1.19 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 32% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1913–2031
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Latest observations
2008–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 32.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 32.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 32.8 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 32.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 33.3 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 34.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 31.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 32.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 34.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 29.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 29.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 30.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 28.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 28.6 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.