South Africa: Government spending, in dollars

The latest value from 2025 is 80.7 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 76.97 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 81.86 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 131 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1960 to 2025 is 31.43 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.71 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 83.37 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.