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Government consumption to GDP in South Africa

Latest: 18.9%
Previous: 19.2%
Change: -0.30 (-1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government consumption to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government consumption to GDP in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	10.0%
Dec 31, 1967	9.8%
Dec 31, 1968	10.1%
Dec 31, 1969	10.3%
Dec 31, 1970	10.8%
Dec 31, 1971	11.7%
Dec 31, 1972	11.0%
Dec 31, 1973	10.3%
Dec 31, 1974	10.7%
Dec 31, 1975	12.0%
Dec 31, 1976	12.8%
Dec 31, 1977	12.5%
Dec 31, 1978	13.3%
Dec 31, 1979	13.4%
Dec 31, 1980	12.8%
Dec 31, 1981	13.3%
Dec 31, 1982	14.8%
Dec 31, 1983	14.4%
Dec 31, 1984	15.9%
Dec 31, 1985	16.3%
Dec 31, 1986	16.8%
Dec 31, 1987	17.4%
Dec 31, 1988	16.8%
Dec 31, 1989	16.8%
Dec 31, 1990	17.6%
Dec 31, 1991	17.7%
Dec 31, 1992	17.9%
Dec 31, 1993	18.1%
Dec 31, 1994	18.2%
Dec 31, 1995	16.5%
Dec 31, 1996	17.4%
Dec 31, 1997	17.5%
Dec 31, 1998	17.1%
Dec 31, 1999	16.8%
Dec 31, 2000	16.6%
Dec 31, 2001	16.6%
Dec 31, 2002	16.8%
Dec 31, 2003	16.9%
Dec 31, 2004	17.0%
Dec 31, 2005	16.1%
Dec 31, 2006	15.9%
Dec 31, 2007	15.9%
Dec 31, 2008	17.1%
Dec 31, 2009	17.8%
Dec 31, 2010	18.0%
Dec 31, 2011	18.2%
Dec 31, 2012	18.8%
Dec 31, 2013	19.1%
Dec 31, 2014	19.3%
Dec 31, 2015	19.0%
Dec 31, 2016	19.3%
Dec 31, 2017	19.2%
Dec 31, 2018	19.4%
Dec 31, 2019	19.6%
Dec 31, 2020	20.6%
Dec 31, 2021	19.1%
Dec 31, 2022	18.8%
Dec 31, 2023	19.2%
Dec 31, 2024	19.2%
Dec 31, 2025	18.9%

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