International Monetary Fund · Economy
South Africa: Cyclically adjusted balance (IMF)
-3.43percent · 2031+17.4% since 2021
Difference between the overall balance and the automatic stabilizers; equivalently, an estimate of the fiscal balance that would apply under current policies if output were equal to potential. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2031.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -3.435 | projection |
| 2030 | -3.534 | projection |
| 2029 | -3.742 | projection |
| 2028 | -3.898 | projection |
| 2027 | -3.806 | projection |
| 2026 | -4.301 | |
| 2025 | -5.513 | |
| 2024 | -5.699 | |
| 2023 | -5.695 | |
| 2022 | -4.184 | |
| 2021 | -4.159 | |
| 2020 | -6.569 | |
| 2019 | -5.443 | |
| 2018 | -4.005 | |
| 2017 | -4.09 | |
| 2016 | -3.682 | |
| 2015 | -4.163 | |
| 2014 | -3.976 | |
| 2013 | -4.028 | |
| 2012 | -4.014 | |
| 2011 | -3.612 | |
| 2010 | -3.66 | |
| 2009 | -3.505 | |
| 2008 | -1.067 | |
| 2007 | 0.669 | |
| 2006 | 0.606 | |
| 2005 | -0.03 | |
| 2004 | -0.701 | |
| 2003 | -1.048 | |
| 2002 | -0.622 | |
| 2001 | -0.651 | |
| 2000 | -1.21 |
Source
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