IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 50 economies tracked
5.54 (2024)
#n/a of 50 economies
14.2%
1.5×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #3 to #1 (overtook Ukraine). 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.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP)
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