Seychelles vs South Africa: Revenue, excluding grants
Seychelles
29.5%
in 2008
South Africa
29.4%
in 2024
Seychelles rank
55th
South Africa rank
57th
Revenue, excluding grants over time
- Seychelles
- South Africa
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 29.5% against 29.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Seychelles ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th of 157 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.0% | 23.1% | 22.9% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 22.7% | 20.3% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 26.0% | 6.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Seychelles or South Africa?
- Seychelles, at 29.5% against 29.4% in South Africa as of 2008.
- What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Seychelles and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and South Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do Seychelles and South Africa rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
- Seychelles ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.