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South Africa: Expense (current LCU)

2.23Tcurrent LCU · 2022+105.8% since 2012

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Annual figures for South Africa from 1972 to 2022.

19832022

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
20222,228,258,396,385.81
20212,147,881,115,046.11
20202,104,693,527,177.72
20191,949,318,320,892.73
20181,823,243,286,245.89
20171,688,590,190,947.67
20161,532,084,463,539.96
20151,488,913,141,284.55
20141,318,926,663,107.62
20131,209,302,489,438.77
20121,082,939,225,920.81
20111,033,446,460,131.68
2010903,774,386,588.96
2009813,173,651,863.276
2008709,766,000,000
2007612,019,000,000
2006531,719,000,000
2005470,304,000,000
2004423,057,000,000
2003369,178,800,000
2002322,214,000,000
2001283,805,000,000
2000257,342,800,000
1999234,230,700,000
1998217,159,900,000
1997200,971,700,000
1996189,616,500,000
1995162,526,000,000
1994140,690,000,000
1993140,227,000,000
1992117,029,000,000
199193,093,000,000
199082,849,000,000
198970,834,000,000
198860,729,000,000
198749,980,000,000
198642,308,000,000
198534,519,000,000
198428,315,000,000
198324,060,000,000
198219,349,000,000
198115,319,000,000
198012,302,000,000
197910,227,000,000
19788,540,000,000
19777,431,000,000
19766,630,000,000
19755,590,000,000
19744,512,000,000
19733,482,000,000
19722,914,000,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Expense (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-expense (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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