South Africa — Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 51 observations

About this series

Combined government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In South Africa, the combined government tax revenue reading was 27.6% of GDP in 2024, compared with 27% of GDP in 2023. The period change was +0.63 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 26.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2014–2024

PeriodValue
202427.6 % of GDP
202327 % of GDP
202227.5 % of GDP
202127.4 % of GDP
202024.9 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2014
201926.4 % of GDP
201826.4 % of GDP
201726.2 % of GDP
201626.2 % of GDP
201526.4 % of GDP
201425.9 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.