Compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa

South Africa: Compilation of government finance statistics was 1 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
1
in 2021
All-time low
0.5
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa, 2016–2023

00.20.40.60.812016201920232016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 12022: 12023: 1

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

The most recent figure for compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa is 1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.

South Africa ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 0.5
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.5 +0.0%
2021 1 +100.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4
2020s 0.875 0.5 1 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa?
Compilation of government finance statistics in South Africa was 1 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest compilation of government finance statistics recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2021.
What is the lowest compilation of government finance statistics recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2016.
How does South Africa rank for compilation of government finance statistics?
South Africa ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is compilation of government finance statistics rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Compilation of government finance statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compilation of government finance statistics
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,940 data points, 2004–2023
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Compilation of government finance statistics refers to the Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM) in use for compiling the data. It provides guidelines on the institutional structure of governments and the presentation of fiscal data in a format similar to business accounting with a balance sheet and income statement plus guidelines on the treatment of exchange rate and other valuation adjustments. The latest manual GFSM2014 is harmonized with the SNA2008.