Global Statistics and Country Indicators
South Africa Fiscal Balance Over Time (2000–2026)
South Africa Fiscal Balance Over Time (2000–2026)Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 2000 | -1.4% | 2009 | -4.7% | 2018 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -1% | 2010 | -4.5% | 2019 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | -1% | 2011 | -3.7% | 2020 | -9.6% |
| 2003 | -1.6% | 2012 | -4% | 2021 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | -1% | 2013 | -3.9% | 2022 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1% | 2014 | -3.9% | 2023 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | 2015 | -4.4% | 2024 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | 2016 | -3.7% | 2025 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | -0.5% | 2017 | -4% | 2026 | -4.9% |
Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 2000 | -14.56B | 2009 | -130.4B | 2018 | -200.2B |
| 2001 | -11.84B | 2010 | -137.9B | 2019 | -285.3B |
| 2002 | -13.04B | 2011 | -123.2B | 2020 | -535.2B |
| 2003 | -23.67B | 2012 | -144.1B | 2021 | -343.9B |
| 2004 | -17.25B | 2013 | -151B | 2022 | -283.3B |
| 2005 | -1.87B | 2014 | -162.3B | 2023 | -394.1B |
| 2006 | 16.73B | 2015 | -193.4B | 2024 | -416.9B |
| 2007 | 28.52B | 2016 | -177.3B | 2025 | -441.9B |
| 2008 | -12.74B | 2017 | -203.9B | 2026 | -390.2B |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 2000 | 3% | 2009 | -2.6% | 2018 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3% | 2010 | -2.3% | 2019 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | 2011 | -1.4% | 2020 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | 2012 | -1.6% | 2021 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | 2013 | -1.2% | 2022 | 0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | 2014 | -1.2% | 2023 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | 2015 | -1.4% | 2024 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | 2016 | -0.6% | 2025 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | 2017 | -0.8% | 2026 | 0.6% |
Primary Fiscal Balance
Data table
| 2000 | 31.28B | 2009 | -73.23B | 2018 | -18.91B |
| 2001 | 35.24B | 2010 | -69.78B | 2019 | -84.71B |
| 2002 | 34.39B | 2011 | -46.65B | 2020 | -308B |
| 2003 | 22.62B | 2012 | -56.89B | 2021 | -82.41B |
| 2004 | 31.18B | 2013 | -48.28B | 2022 | 16.74B |
| 2005 | 47.31B | 2014 | -47.89B | 2023 | -48.25B |
| 2006 | 67.03B | 2015 | -63.66B | 2024 | -36.99B |
| 2007 | 80.08B | 2016 | -29.39B | 2025 | -25.44B |
| 2008 | 40.49B | 2017 | -38.72B | 2026 | 50.18B |