IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
5.26 (2024)
#n/a of 77 economies
1.0%
0.98×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #55 to #37 (overtook El Salvador). 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 Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) — be the first.