Revenue decentralization, Percent in South Africa
South Africa: Revenue decentralization, Percent was 0.7599 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Revenue decentralization, Percent in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.7599 for revenue decentralization, percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue decentralization, percent in South Africa peaked at 0.8269 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5886, in 2017.
That places South Africa 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Revenue decentralization, Percent in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7811 | — |
| 1998 | 0.7754 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7869 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7823 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8086 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7916 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7843 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7935 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8012 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8269 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8036 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8149 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7932 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.789 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7876 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.782 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6836 | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6998 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7909 | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7846 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5886 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7831 | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7789 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7599 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7811 | 0.7754 | 0.7869 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8 | 0.7823 | 0.8269 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7468 | 0.5886 | 0.7909 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7599 | 0.7599 | 0.7599 | 1 |
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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 revenue decentralization, percent in South Africa?
- Revenue decentralization, percent in South Africa was 0.7599 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8269 in 2006.
- What is the lowest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5886 in 2017.
- How does South Africa rank for revenue decentralization, percent?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is revenue decentralization, percent rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.