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South Africa - Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP) 0.99

IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 171 economies tracked

Latest value

0.99 (2019)

Global rank

#n/a of 171 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1993

1.29×

Ranking Race — Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#1511990199520002005201020152020#80#612018 overtook Rwanda2019 overtook Bolivia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. South Africa climbed from #80 to #61 (overtook Rwanda). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Democratic transition curated

Sanctions lift; economy reopens to global markets.

1995
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2018
Overtook Rwanda in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Bolivia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP), 1993-2019

IMF World Revenue · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19932003201320190.360.620.881.14
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