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South Africa - Taxes and Bureaucracy 3.95

GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked

Latest value

3.95 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 118 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 2001

1.07×

Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200020052010201520202024#12#352022 overtook Guatemala2024 overtook Ecuador
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #12 to #35 (overtook Guatemala). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2012
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2017
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2022
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto

Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2001-2024

GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120242.973.33.623.95

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