Public Sector in South Africa 209 indicators covering public sector for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 3rd Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Democracy 7 2025 unchanged 1st Chief executive of the government is elected 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elected parliament 1 2025 unchanged 1st Men's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Competitive elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal right to vote 2 2025 unchanged 1st Universal right to vote in practice 2 2025 unchanged 1st Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2023 up 2,900.0% 77th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2023 up 2,495.0% 128th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 2023 up 3,052.9% 138th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 62nd Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 2023 up 2,900.0% 77th Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 44.31 current USD per person 2024 down 36.7% 110th Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.8% 140th Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year 2024 up 74.3% 125th Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.84 billion current USD 2024 down 27.1% 57th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2023 up 2,900.0% 126th Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 2,371 current USD per square kilometre 2023 down 30.2% 111th Tax revenue 25.9% 2024 up 5.9% 10th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 2,761 2019 up 89.5% 68th Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 50.8% 2024 up 8.3% 7th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 47.44 2019 up 4.4% 119th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 347.49 2019 up 23.3% 34th Taxes on goods and services 32.1% 2024 down 2.1% 71st Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.3% 2024 up 19.8% 127th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person 2019 up 64.5% 102nd Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 60.5% 96th Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.8% 2024 down 39.5% 125th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0023 units per square kilometre 2019 up 89.5% 117th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per person 2019 up 7.0% 100th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 4.4% 112th Interest payments 18.2% 2024 up 79.6% 23rd Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 137.31 2019 up 67.0% 73rd Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0.0003 units per square kilometre 2019 up 23.3% 106th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices -5.71 % change on previous year 2019 down 12.7% 131st Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 2.36 2019 down 8.0% 139th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 17.28 2019 up 8.7% 47th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices -8.9 % change on previous year 2019 down 4.4% 129th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 5.47 % change on previous year 2019 down 18.9% 89th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0 units per person 2019 up 45.0% 111th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 41.5% 102nd Grants and other revenue 10.3% 2024 down 24.0% 121st Interest payments 14.3% 2022 up 64.2% 31st Other taxes 1.4% 2024 up 4.5% 57th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.9 % change on previous year 2019 down 33.5% 107th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2019 up 67.0% 125th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0 units per person 2019 down 5.7% 116th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 8.0% 122nd Compensation of employees 14.2% 2022 down 0.2% 126th Goods and services expense 11.5% 2022 up 12.7% 97th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0 units per square kilometre 2019 up 8.7% 116th Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled 89,000 2020 up 15.4% 54th Taxes on international trade 3.6% 2024 up 6.7% 83rd Subsidies and other transfers 54.8% 2022 down 11.0% 35th Page 1 of 4 Next →