Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Tax revenue

Post-demographic dividend
15.6%
in 2024
South Africa
25.9%
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend rank
12th
South Africa rank
10th

Tax revenue over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
0102030197219982024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 25.9% against 15.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th 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 Post-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 14.0% 16.4% 2.4% South Africa
1980s 14.6% 19.5% 4.9% South Africa
1990s 15.1% 20.7% 5.6% South Africa
2000s 15.4% 22.4% 7.0% South Africa
2010s 15.3% 24.1% 8.8% South Africa
2020s 15.9% 25.3% 9.4% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 25.9% against 15.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
10.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for tax revenue?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 12th 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

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.