IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 48 economies tracked
-3.5 (2024)
#n/a of 48 economies
25.4%
0.97×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #33 to #17 (overtook Jordan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Deepest contraction in a century.
Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Primary Balance (% of GDP), Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)
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