Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa
South Africa: Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item was 1 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1 for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa peaked at 1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8362, in 2008.
That places South Africa 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9168 | — |
| 1998 | 0.9092 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9135 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9149 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9078 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9004 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8913 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8772 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8642 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8464 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8379 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8362 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9996 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9993 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.999 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.999 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9992 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9993 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9992 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9132 | 0.9092 | 0.9168 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8876 | 0.8362 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9993 | 0.999 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa?
- Excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in South Africa was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8362 in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
- Is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.