Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa
South Africa: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -17.77 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa, 2000–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa is -17.77 billion current US$, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 1,536.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa peaked at 3.08 billion current US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, -17.77 billion current US$, in 2011.
That places South Africa 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.61 billion current US$ | — |
| 2001 | -1.09 billion current US$ | -58.3% |
| 2002 | -1.80 billion current US$ | +65.5% |
| 2003 | -4.46 billion current US$ | +148.3% |
| 2004 | -4.30 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -467.50 million current US$ | -89.1% |
| 2006 | 2.38 billion current US$ | -608.1% |
| 2007 | 3.08 billion current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2008 | -1.86 billion current US$ | -160.5% |
| 2009 | -14.55 billion current US$ | +681.3% |
| 2010 | -14.70 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2011 | -17.77 billion current US$ | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.57 billion current US$ | -14.55 billion current US$ | 3.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -16.23 billion current US$ | -17.77 billion current US$ | -14.70 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More public sector data for South Africa
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 44.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.84 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in South Africa was -17.77 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 billion current US$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.77 billion current US$ in 2011.
- How does South Africa rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,536.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).