Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Georgia or South Africa?

South Africa, at 29.4% against 28.7% in Georgia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and South Africa?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Georgia vs South Africa: Revenue, excluding grants

Georgia

28.7%

in 2024

South Africa

29.4%

in 2024

Georgia rank

59th

South Africa rank

57th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

Georgia
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 29.4% against 28.7% in Georgia, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Georgia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 157 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.8%	23.1%	11.4%	South Africa
2000s	20.5%	24.8%	4.3%	South Africa
2010s	25.7%	27.9%	2.2%	South Africa
2020s	26.5%	29.4%	2.9%	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Georgia or South Africa?: South Africa, at 29.4% against 28.7% in Georgia as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Georgia and South Africa?: 0.7%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and South Africa?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Georgia and South Africa rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?: Georgia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 57th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.