Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa
South Africa: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.036 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa, 1997–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa stood at 0.036.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa peaked at 0.0492 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0255, in 1998.
That places South Africa 38th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0382 | — |
| 1998 | 0.0255 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.029 | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0366 | +26.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0368 | -20.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0347 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0388 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0463 | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0304 | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.027 | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0321 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0292 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0334 | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.041 | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0492 | +46.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.036 | +2.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.036 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124, 2.9× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.036 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554, 65% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0309 | 0.0255 | 0.0382 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0369 | 0.0267 | 0.0463 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0347 | 0.027 | 0.0492 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 | 0.036 | 0.036 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in South Africa was 0.036 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0492 in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Taxes on property, 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.