Total revenue in South Africa
South Africa: Total revenue was 116.99 billion current US$ in 2011. β² Rising
Total revenue in South Africa, 2000β2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, total revenue in South Africa stood at 116.99 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 258.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total revenue in South Africa peaked at 116.99 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 29.41 billion current US$, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 1st of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.80 billion current US$ | 29.41 billion current US$ | 90.96 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.90 billion current US$ | 104.81 billion current US$ | 116.99 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)
- Tax revenue 25.9% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 50.8% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 32.1% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.8% (2024)
- Interest payments 18.2% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 10.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 14.3% (2022)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total revenue in South Africa?
- Total revenue in South Africa was 116.99 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest total revenue recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 116.99 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total revenue recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.41 billion current US$ in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for total revenue?
- South Africa ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total revenue rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.4%. 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, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Total revenue (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current revenue includes all revenue from taxes and nonrepayable receipts (other than grants) from the sale of land, intangible assets, government stocks or fixed capital assets, or from capital transfers from nongovernmental sources. It also includes inheritance taxes and nonrecurrent levies on capital. Data are in current US dollar.