Fiscal Expenditure in South Africa increased to 209832 ZAR Million in January from 200383 ZAR Million in December of 2025. Fiscal Expenditure in South Africa averaged 68055.18 ZAR Million from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 261480.00 ZAR Million in July of 2025 and a record low of 5424.00 ZAR Million in October of 1990. source: National Treasury, South Africa

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Fiscal Expenditure	209832.00	200383.00	ZAR Million	Jan 2026
Government Budget	-4.50	-5.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Budget Balance	-69690.00	38440.00	ZAR Million	Jan 2026
Government Debt	93981.00	87456.00	USD Million	Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP	78.90	76.90	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Government Revenues	140138.00	238819.00	ZAR Million	Jan 2026
Government Spending	919944.00	915540.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025

South Africa Fiscal Expenditure

Fiscal expenditure refers to the sum of government expenses, including spending on goods and services, investment and transfer payments like social security and unemployment benefits. Fiscal expenditure are part of government budget balance calculation.