A quarterly overview of fiscal indicators, highlighting the trends and composition of variables such as government revenue; government expenditure; the government deficit; and public sector saving, investment and debt.
14 February 2022
Government's primary balance—the surplus or deficit before interest rate expenses and one of the most important indicators of fiscal sustainability—showed a steady improvement to -0.3% by early 2017, but had deteriorated rapidly during 2020, reaching -6.1% of GDP by March 2021.
27 January 2021
Recently, government's cash-book deficit rose to a staggering R523 billion for the twelve months ended March 2020 or 10.6% of GDP.
15 November 2019
As far as cash payments for government’s operating activities are concerned, interest payments have been the fastest growing item over the past decade, rising at 12.5% p.a., followed by compensation of employees at 9.7% p.a.
16 September 2019
After registering a surplus between 1995 and 2008, Government's primary balance—the surplus or deficit before interest rate expenses and one of the most important indicators of fiscal sustainability—turned again into a deficit in 2009 and amounted to -3.3% of GDP in early 2010.
30 April 2019
Government revenue has been growing at a rate of 8.1% p.a.
27 July 2018
Over the past seven years, private businesses had to carry the savings can alone.
23 February 2018
Government's cash-book deficit amounted to R194 billion for the twelve months ended Sep 2017 which amounted to 4.3% of GDP.
19 May 2017
Government's cash-book deficit amounted to R149 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2016/2017.
06 February 2017
Government's cash-book deficit averaged 3.4% of GDP in the year ended September 2016.
01 November 2016
Government's cash-book deficit averaged 3.4% of GDP in the year ended June 2016.
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