Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa
South Africa: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8914 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa is 0.8914, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa peaked at 0.9522 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8914, in 2020.
That places South Africa 58th out of 80 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.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9504 | — |
| 1998 | 0.9489 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9498 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9483 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9522 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9441 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9426 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9462 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9435 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9405 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9379 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9414 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9217 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9227 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9148 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9192 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9167 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.916 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8996 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8948 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.896 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8923 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8998 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8914 | -0.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8914 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9674, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8914 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9974, 89% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9497 | 0.9489 | 0.9504 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9418 | 0.9217 | 0.9522 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9072 | 0.8923 | 0.9227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8914 | 0.8914 | 0.8914 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa was 0.8914 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9522 in 2001.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8914 in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- South Africa ranks 58th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, 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.