South Africa Government Spending 1980s

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
22.76% decade average (1980-1989)

South Africa's government spending during the 1980s ranged from 17.67% (1980) to 25.69% (1988), averaging 22.76% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 17.67% −1.60% 11th
1981 18.74% +1.08% 13th
1982 20.74% +2.00% 12th
1983 22.45% +1.70% 15th
1984 22.61% +0.17% 17th
1985 24.03% +1.41% 17th
1986 25.24% +1.21% 19th
1987 25.43% +0.19% 15th
1988 25.69% +0.26% 22nd
1989 24.99% −0.70% 23rd