South Africa vs United States: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- South Africa
- United States
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 26.52 Percentage of GDP against 25.62 Percentage of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.9 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.
South Africa ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.35 Percentage of GDP | 26.67 Percentage of GDP | 6.32 Percentage of GDP | United States |
| 2000s | 22.38 Percentage of GDP | 25.8 Percentage of GDP | 3.41 Percentage of GDP | United States |
| 2010s | 25.25 Percentage of GDP | 25.03 Percentage of GDP | 0.222 Percentage of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 26.5 Percentage of GDP | 0.1783 Percentage of GDP | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, South Africa or United States?
- South Africa, at 26.52 Percentage of GDP against 25.62 Percentage of GDP in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between South Africa and United States?
- 0.9 Percentage of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- South Africa ranks 50th and United States ranks 52nd of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.