High income vs South Africa: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- High income
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 25.9% against 15.2% in High income, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times High income's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 35 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.2% | 16.4% | 2.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 19.5% | 4.7% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 20.7% | 5.5% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 22.4% | 6.9% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 24.1% | 9.2% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 25.3% | 9.7% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, High income or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 25.9% against 15.2% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between High income and South Africa?
- 10.7%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do High income and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue?
- High income ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.