Fiscal Expenditure in South Africa increased to 159146 ZAR Million in November from 157042 ZAR Million in October of 2025. Fiscal Expenditure in South Africa averaged 67419.21 ZAR Million from 1990 until 2025, 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	159146.00	157042.00	ZAR Million	Nov 2025
Government Budget	-5.00	-4.90	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Budget Balance	38440.00	-14990.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
Government Debt	93981.00	87456.00	USD Million	Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP	76.90	73.40	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Government Revenues	144159.00	121211.00	ZAR Million	Nov 2025
Government Spending	914941.00	912423.00	ZAR Million	Sep 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.