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South Africa - Government Spending 2020

Name: South Africa Government Spending 2020
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Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

37.84% +3.18% from 2019 Global rank: 100th

South Africa's government spending was 37.84% in 2020, increased +3.18% from 34.65% in 2019. This was the 100th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾

Government Spending by Country - 2020
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.00%	53.6%
2nd	United Arab Emirates	5.15%	25.4%
3rd	Bangladesh	8.15%	-1.5%
4th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	9.47%	7.4%
5th	Lao PDR	11.45%	-8.0%
6th	Madagascar	11.80%	16.4%
7th	Cameroon	12.06%	-2.1%
8th	Mali	12.24%	12.8%
9th	Equatorial Guinea	12.25%	7.4%
10th	Cambodia	12.94%	11.1%
11th	Uganda	13.67%	1.2%
12th	Central African Republic	13.97%	40.6%
13th	Togo	14.24%	6.3%
14th	Tanzania	14.29%	-7.0%
15th	Burundi	14.51%	-2.7%
16th	Lebanon	14.94%	-48.8%
17th	Guatemala	15.00%	14.3%
18th	Guinea-Bissau	15.09%	14.3%
19th	Côte d'Ivoire	16.03%	17.6%
20th	Nicaragua	16.42%	-0.2%
21st	Gabon	16.45%	21.4%
22nd	Malawi	16.49%	11.9%
23rd	Kazakhstan	16.83%	4.8%
24th	Congo, Republic of	17.80%	9.7%
25th	Burkina Faso	18.02%	-1.1%
26th	Malaysia	18.47%	6.4%
27th	Paraguay	18.47%	-9.2%
28th	Uzbekistan	19.05%	27.0%
29th	Sri Lanka	19.07%	19.7%
30th	Panama	19.27%	28.1%
31st	Philippines	19.56%	32.1%
32nd	Kenya	19.99%	6.4%
33rd	Switzerland	20.04%	18.9%
34th	Nepal	20.16%	-7.1%
35th	Papua New Guinea	20.90%	9.2%
36th	Senegal	20.95%	-1.4%
37th	Dominican Republic	21.42%	22.4%
38th	Rwanda	21.53%	11.3%
39th	Mexico	21.70%	9.5%
40th	Ghana	21.88%	25.0%
41st	Thailand	22.83%	22.3%
42nd	Mozambique	22.90%	14.3%
43rd	Micronesia, Federated States of	23.43%	-1.2%
44th	Japan	23.61%	43.7%
45th	Bhutan	24.08%	44.8%
46th	Honduras	24.39%	11.0%
47th	Albania	24.60%	7.5%
48th	Ireland	25.13%	14.2%
49th	Zambia	25.37%	15.6%
50th	Singapore	25.75%	81.7%
51st	Kyrgyz Republic	25.78%	11.0%
52nd	Argentina	25.84%	17.3%
53rd	Bahamas, The	25.84%	39.9%
54th	Eswatini	26.07%	3.1%
55th	Bahrain	26.11%	20.0%
56th	Chile	26.24%	12.6%
57th	Armenia	26.58%	22.2%
58th	St. Kitts and Nevis	26.75%	16.7%
59th	Peru	26.91%	30.2%
60th	Morocco	27.21%	16.3%
61st	Jamaica	27.47%	14.5%
62nd	Korea	28.03%	8.0%
63rd	Jordan	28.17%	7.3%
64th	Canada	28.57%	57.8%
65th	Georgia	29.01%	19.1%
66th	West Bank and Gaza	29.23%	19.5%
67th	Samoa	29.81%	7.2%
68th	Belarus	29.93%	4.7%
69th	Australia	30.14%	15.6%
70th	Cabo Verde	30.88%	29.3%
71st	Mauritius	31.25%	38.8%
72nd	Tonga	31.49%	2.8%
73rd	Costa Rica	31.89%	8.3%
74th	Solomon Islands	31.91%	10.1%
75th	Saudi Arabia	31.97%	19.7%
76th	Germany	32.15%	15.3%
77th	United States	32.27%	42.3%
78th	Fiji	32.53%	16.5%
79th	Moldova	32.72%	15.7%
80th	Mongolia	33.18%	29.5%
81st	Türkiye	33.45%	-4.1%
82nd	Botswana	33.86%	17.6%
83rd	Azerbaijan	33.93%	39.7%
84th	El Salvador	33.94%	37.1%
85th	Vanuatu	34.04%	22.3%
86th	Ecuador	34.04%	2.7%
87th	Uruguay	34.69%	8.2%
88th	Brazil	34.91%	12.1%
89th	North Macedonia	34.92%	17.6%
90th	Sweden	34.94%	11.2%
91st	Russian Federation	35.30%	19.2%
92nd	Maldives	35.35%	39.1%
93rd	Latvia	36.22%	14.0%
94th	New Zealand	36.35%	20.9%
95th	Iceland	36.35%	18.4%
96th	Bulgaria	36.50%	10.0%
97th	Colombia	36.55%	16.8%
98th	Ukraine	37.21%	12.6%
99th	Czechia	37.64%	17.5%
100th	South Africa	37.84%	9.2%
101st	Romania	38.22%	13.0%
102nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	38.36%	12.7%
103rd	Denmark	38.76%	9.8%
104th	Lithuania	38.91%	20.1%
105th	Malta	39.85%	21.9%
106th	Namibia	40.32%	16.8%
107th	Spain	40.37%	25.7%
108th	Poland	40.52%	19.8%
109th	Estonia	40.91%	14.7%
110th	Finland	41.48%	11.2%
111th	Israel	41.80%	18.6%
112th	Slovak Republic	42.11%	10.5%
113th	European Union	42.21%	16.0%
114th	Serbia	42.54%	19.0%
115th	Luxembourg	42.90%	8.7%
116th	Netherlands	43.02%	14.7%
117th	Macao SAR, China	43.21%	172.6%
118th	Lesotho	43.29%	10.3%
119th	Belgium	43.66%	10.8%
120th	Cyprus	43.69%	13.5%
121st	Hungary	44.10%	12.1%
122nd	Portugal	44.53%	15.2%
123rd	Croatia	44.90%	16.7%
124th	Norway	45.39%	17.7%
125th	San Marino	47.44%	7.4%
126th	United Kingdom	47.53%	30.6%
127th	Slovenia	49.11%	20.4%
128th	Italy	50.34%	19.0%
129th	Austria	51.16%	16.5%
130th	France	51.96%	13.2%
131st	Timor-Leste	52.19%	6.4%
132nd	Greece	58.07%	23.7%
133rd	Palau	58.35%	37.6%
134th	Marshall Islands	59.44%	-8.9%
135th	Kiribati	75.97%	8.4%
136th	Nauru	103.60%	15.7%

FAQ

What was South Africa's government spending in 2020?▾

South Africa's government spending in 2020 was 37.84%. This ranked 100th globally.

How did South Africa's government spending change in 2020?▾

South Africa's government spending increased by 9.2% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest government spending in 2020?▾

Nauru had the highest government spending in 2020 at 103.60%.

What is the government spending of South Africa in 2020?▾

The government spending of South Africa in 2020 was 37.84%. This ranked 100th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for South Africa's government spending?▾

South Africa's government spending went from 34.65% in 2019 to 37.84% in 2020, a 9.2% increase.

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