South Africa - Revenue

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU)

The value for Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) in South Africa was 1,645,410,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,645,410,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,293,000,000 in 1972.

Definition: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1972 3,293,000,000
1973 4,183,000,000
1974 5,112,000,000
1975 5,987,000,000
1976 6,668,000,000
1977 7,598,000,000
1978 8,921,000,000
1979 10,706,000,000
1980 14,387,000,000
1981 16,027,000,000
1982 19,192,000,000
1983 21,747,000,000
1984 26,465,000,000
1985 33,119,000,000
1986 37,750,000,000
1987 43,068,000,000
1988 53,611,000,000
1989 72,144,000,000
1990 76,173,000,000
1991 84,590,000,000
1992 87,647,000,000
1993 104,031,000,000
1994 116,208,000,000
1995 137,185,000,000
1996 161,168,000,000
1997 179,516,000,000
1998 199,577,000,000
1999 222,957,000,000
2000 242,957,000,000
2001 279,849,000,000
2002 308,897,000,000
2003 338,358,000,000
2004 397,919,000,000
2005 472,663,000,000
2006 554,095,000,000
2007 639,657,000,000
2008 701,779,000,000
2009 688,803,000,000
2010 772,464,000,000
2011 852,608,000,000
2012 925,957,000,000
2013 1,043,480,000,000
2014 1,179,570,000,000
2015 1,284,180,000,000
2016 1,361,480,000,000
2017 1,447,620,000,000
2018 1,523,730,000,000
2019 1,645,410,000,000

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) in South Africa was 29.36 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 29.36 in 2019, while its lowest value was 20.06 in 1972.

Definition: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 20.06
1973 20.58
1974 20.44
1975 21.24
1976 20.95
1977 21.49
1978 21.95
1979 22.06
1980 22.26
1981 21.37
1982 22.54
1983 22.33
1984 23.19
1985 25.15
1986 24.47
1987 23.88
1988 24.78
1989 27.78
1990 25.48
1991 24.72
1992 22.84
1993 21.63
1994 21.32
1995 22.02
1996 22.96
1997 23.05
1998 23.60
1999 24.09
2000 23.07
2001 24.00
2002 22.70
2003 22.70
2004 24.08
2005 25.73
2006 26.93
2007 27.26
2008 26.87
2009 24.65
2010 25.28
2011 25.63
2012 25.96
2013 26.97
2014 28.53
2015 29.05
2016 28.61
2017 28.51
2018 28.44
2019 29.36

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance