{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-government-revenue-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-government-revenue-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-government-revenue-gdp/","title":"South Africa Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"South Africa's Government Revenue (% of GDP): 29.4 % of GDP in 2024, -0.5pp YoY. 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It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 30 % of GDP in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.6 in 1976. The latest reading of 29.4 in 2024 represents a change of -0.5pp."}]}