Budget balance (South Africa): -6.6 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
31 observations from 2000 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -5.6 % GDP |
| 2029 | -5.7 % GDP |
| 2028 | -5.8 % GDP |
| 2027 | -5.9 % GDP |
| 2026 | -6.1 % GDP |
| 2025 | -6.6 % GDP |
| 2024 | -6.1 % GDP |
| 2023 | -5.4 % GDP |
| 2022 | -4.3 % GDP |
| 2021 | -5.5 % GDP |
| 2020 | -9.6 % GDP |
| 2019 | -5.1 % GDP |
| 2018 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2017 | -4 % GDP |
| 2016 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2015 | -4.4 % GDP |
| 2014 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2013 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2012 | -4 % GDP |
| 2011 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2010 | -4.5 % GDP |
| 2009 | -4.7 % GDP |
| 2008 | -0.5 % GDP |
| 2007 | 1.2 % GDP |
| 2006 | 0.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 2004 | -1 % GDP |
| 2003 | -1.6 % GDP |
| 2002 | -1 % GDP |
| 2001 | -1 % GDP |
| 2000 | -1.4 % GDP |