South Africa Consolidated Budget Balance - Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Ratio

Country: South Africa, ZAR
Importance:
Low
Sector: Government
Last release
12 Nov 2025 12:00 GMT
Actual
-4.7%
Forecast
Previous
-5.0%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
12 Nov 2025
-4.7%
30 Oct 2024
-5.0%
01 Nov 2023
-4.9%
26 Oct 2022
-4.9%
11 Nov 2021
-7.8%
28 Oct 2020
-15.7%
30 Oct 2019
-5.9%
24 Oct 2018
-4.0%
25 Oct 2017
-3.3%
26 Oct 2016
-3.7%

Consolidated Budget Balance - GDP Ratio reflects the difference between the income and expenditure of the consolidated South African budget expressed as a percentage of the country's GDP.

A positive value indicates a budget surplus, while negative means a deficit. A lower than expected indicator value is seen as negative for the South African rand quotes.

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