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South Africa - Government Spending 2015

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
33.68% +1.77% from 2014 Global rank: 109th

South Africa's government spending was 33.68% in 2015, increased +1.77% from 31.91% in 2014. This was the 109th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Government Spending by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United Arab Emirates 4.02% 8.8%
2nd Cambodia 8.99% -4.7%
3rd Bangladesh 9.01% -5.2%
4th Central African Republic 9.31% 12.5%
5th Madagascar 9.56% -3.0%
6th Equatorial Guinea 9.94% 40.2%
7th Mali 10.32% -5.3%
8th Sudan 10.71% -6.3%
9th Uganda 10.76% -
10th Mauritius 11.25% -47.9%
11th Congo, Democratic Republic of 11.84% 3.1%
12th Cameroon 12.42% -3.4%
13th Guatemala 12.74% -4.1%
14th Malawi 12.91% -8.2%
15th Togo 12.93% 11.9%
16th Burkina Faso 13.20% 2.5%
17th Côte d'Ivoire 13.45% 46.0%
18th Philippines 13.48% 5.1%
19th Nepal 13.99% 3.0%
20th Panama 14.00% 8.4%
21st Paraguay 14.83% 5.9%
22nd Tanzania 14.87% -7.5%
23rd Lao PDR 14.89% -3.8%
24th Congo, Republic of 14.90% 16.7%
25th Uzbekistan 15.07% 0.6%
26th India 15.13% 2.2%
27th Dominican Republic 15.36% -2.0%
28th Macao SAR, China 15.41% 35.6%
29th Kazakhstan 15.49% 1.2%
30th Nicaragua 15.92% 3.2%
31st Singapore 15.93% 21.1%
32nd Bahamas, The 16.07% 1.7%
33rd Rwanda 16.93% -2.8%
34th Japan 16.97% -3.4%
35th Myanmar 17.04% 3.3%
36th Canada 17.06% 4.0%
37th Switzerland 17.07% 2.1%
38th Sri Lanka 17.09% 20.3%
39th Gabon 17.19% 12.7%
40th Ghana 17.36% -4.6%
41st Bhutan 17.91% 5.2%
42nd St. Lucia 18.19% -2.8%
43rd Malaysia 18.29% -7.1%
44th Senegal 18.30% -
45th Angola 18.37% -25.9%
46th Cabo Verde 19.30% 7.7%
47th Thailand 19.39% -3.0%
48th Papua New Guinea 20.23% -7.0%
49th Burundi 20.55% 21.3%
50th Peru 20.57% 0.3%
51st Belize 20.62% 6.1%
52nd Kenya 20.72% 0.9%
53rd Mexico 20.87% -0.6%
54th Micronesia, Federated States of 21.07% 14.5%
55th Chile 21.63% 4.6%
56th Zimbabwe 21.81% 7.9%
57th Honduras 21.98% -9.3%
58th Korea 22.37% -0.7%
59th United States 22.48% -0.9%
60th El Salvador 22.76% 0.0%
61st Lebanon 22.90% -11.8%
62nd Morocco 23.06% -9.3%
63rd Vanuatu 23.13% 0.6%
64th Zambia 23.23% 14.7%
65th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 24.15% -1.2%
66th Albania 24.27% 0.0%
67th Mongolia 24.31% 2.4%
68th Jamaica 24.45% -4.8%
69th St. Kitts and Nevis 24.72% 2.2%
70th Azerbaijan 24.79% 12.2%
71st Argentina 25.01% 1.8%
72nd Armenia 25.08% 4.5%
73rd Bahrain 25.33% 7.7%
74th Jordan 25.71% -6.5%
75th Maldives 26.53% 7.6%
76th Fiji 26.59% 2.9%
77th Ireland 26.59% -22.7%
78th Australia 26.66% 2.0%
79th Eswatini 26.72% 5.6%
80th Colombia 26.82% -11.1%
81st West Bank and Gaza 26.99% 1.4%
82nd Iraq 27.03% 5.1%
83rd Kyrgyz Republic 27.24% 4.8%
84th Germany 27.44% -0.3%
85th Georgia 27.69% 5.5%
86th Belarus 28.11% 2.6%
87th Moldova 28.33% -3.5%
88th Costa Rica 28.55% 6.8%
89th Samoa 28.60% -6.9%
90th North Macedonia 28.79% 1.5%
91st Türkiye 28.84% -1.5%
92nd Barbados 29.20% 4.5%
93rd Uruguay 29.58% 0.0%
94th Tonga 30.23% -0.5%
95th Egypt, Arab Republic of 30.23% -8.2%
96th Saudi Arabia 30.42% 9.3%
97th Russian Federation 30.65% 15.8%
98th Solomon Islands 30.67% 1.7%
99th Latvia 31.23% -3.2%
100th Botswana 31.24% 7.2%
101st New Zealand 31.52% -2.5%
102nd Iceland 31.88% -6.2%
103rd Sweden 32.36% -2.7%
104th Spain 32.66% -5.4%
105th Lithuania 32.67% -0.3%
106th Romania 33.01% 1.8%
107th Czechia 33.07% -3.4%
108th Trinidad and Tobago 33.55% 7.9%
109th South Africa 33.68% 5.6%
110th Brazil 33.95% 15.9%
111th Ecuador 34.08% 2.2%
112th Poland 34.14% -2.7%
113th Bulgaria 34.29% -9.6%
114th Israel 34.46% -1.2%
115th Malta 35.36% -6.3%
116th Estonia 35.82% 6.6%
117th Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.48% -8.7%
118th Afghanistan 37.02% -17.0%
119th Luxembourg 37.22% -1.4%
120th Ukraine 37.37% -14.2%
121st European Union 37.82% -2.1%
122nd Namibia 38.00% 2.3%
123rd Norway 38.15% 7.1%
124th United Kingdom 38.21% -2.4%
125th Lesotho 38.24% -0.2%
126th Serbia 39.05% -4.5%
127th Palau 39.10% -15.0%
128th Denmark 39.47% -1.0%
129th Netherlands 40.61% -3.2%
130th Slovak Republic 40.68% 1.6%
131st Finland 40.68% -0.3%
132nd Croatia 41.54% -1.4%
133rd Belgium 41.71% -7.2%
134th Cyprus 41.73% -18.0%
135th Hungary 43.25% -3.9%
136th Italy 43.53% -0.1%
137th Portugal 44.00% -7.5%
138th San Marino 45.24% -0.8%
139th Austria 46.33% -2.2%
140th Slovenia 46.72% -1.7%
141st France 48.45% -1.4%
142nd Greece 52.21% 5.0%
143rd Marshall Islands 55.38% 12.6%
144th Kiribati 58.73% 6.3%
145th Timor-Leste 73.28% 8.8%
146th Nauru 95.16% 9.7%
Source: World Bank (GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was South Africa's government spending in 2015?▾

South Africa's government spending in 2015 was 33.68%. This ranked 109th globally.

How did South Africa's government spending change in 2015?▾

South Africa's government spending increased by 5.6% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2015?▾

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2015 at 95.16%.

What is the government spending of South Africa in 2015?▾

The government spending of South Africa in 2015 was 33.68%. This ranked 109th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for South Africa's government spending?▾

South Africa's government spending went from 31.91% in 2014 to 33.68% in 2015, a 5.6% increase.

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