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Government expense to GDP in South Africa

Latest: 33.4%
Previous: 34.6%
Change: -1.18 (-3.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government expense to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government expense to GDP in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	15.5%
Dec 31, 1973	15.1%
Dec 31, 1974	16.0%
Dec 31, 1975	17.6%
Dec 31, 1976	18.5%
Dec 31, 1977	18.9%
Dec 31, 1978	19.0%
Dec 31, 1979	19.3%
Dec 31, 1980	17.7%
Dec 31, 1981	18.7%
Dec 31, 1982	20.7%
Dec 31, 1983	22.4%
Dec 31, 1984	22.6%
Dec 31, 1985	24.0%
Dec 31, 1986	25.2%
Dec 31, 1987	25.4%
Dec 31, 1988	25.7%
Dec 31, 1989	25.0%
Dec 31, 1990	25.4%
Dec 31, 1991	24.9%
Dec 31, 1992	27.9%
Dec 31, 1993	29.2%
Dec 31, 1994	25.8%
Dec 31, 1995	26.1%
Dec 31, 1996	27.0%
Dec 31, 1997	25.8%
Dec 31, 1998	25.7%
Dec 31, 1999	25.3%
Dec 31, 2000	24.4%
Dec 31, 2001	24.3%
Dec 31, 2002	23.7%
Dec 31, 2003	24.8%
Dec 31, 2004	25.6%
Dec 31, 2005	25.6%
Dec 31, 2006	25.8%
Dec 31, 2007	26.1%
Dec 31, 2008	27.2%
Dec 31, 2009	29.1%
Dec 31, 2010	29.6%
Dec 31, 2011	31.1%
Dec 31, 2012	30.4%
Dec 31, 2013	31.3%
Dec 31, 2014	31.9%
Dec 31, 2015	33.7%
Dec 31, 2016	32.2%
Dec 31, 2017	33.3%
Dec 31, 2018	34.0%
Dec 31, 2019	34.7%
Dec 31, 2020	37.8%
Dec 31, 2021	34.6%
Dec 31, 2022	33.4%
Dec 31, 2023	—
Dec 31, 2024	—
Dec 31, 2025	—

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