Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa
South Africa: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6131 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.6131 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa peaked at 0.7993 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0043, in 2004.
South Africa ranks 25th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.0603 | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.088 | +46.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 | -72.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0332 | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0235 | -29.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0296 | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 | -85.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7993 | +16324.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7255 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6639 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7137 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7019 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7112 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7835 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6639 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6941 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6167 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6329 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6494 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5884 | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6184 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6131 | -0.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.6131 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.6131 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.551, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +16324.2% | 0.0049 | 0.7993 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0721 | 0.0603 | 0.088 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3022 | 0.0043 | 0.7993 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.666 | 0.5884 | 0.7835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6131 | 0.6131 | 0.6131 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 22 Paraguay 0.6701 compare
- 23 Canada 0.6462 compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0.6241 compare
- 26 Ireland 0.5951 compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.5515 compare
- 28 Cape Verde 0.551 compare
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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Africa was 0.6131 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7993 in 2006.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- South Africa ranks 25th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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, published as part of Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, 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.