Government Finance and Payroll

Basic Economic Data 1998 1993 1988 Source
Gross Domestic Product
(in national currency units)
645
billion
382
billion
198
billion
IMF (ed.), International Financial Statistics (April 2000)
Government Consumption
(in national currency units)
140.5 billion
79.8
billion
35.3 billion
IMF (ed.), International Financial Statistics (April 2000)
Stock of Government Debt
(in national currency units)
345.5 billion
185.5 billion
79.9 billion
IMF (ed.), International Financial Statistics (April 2000)
U.S. Dollar Exchange Rate
(annual average)
5.52828
3.26774
2.27347
Principle rate, IMF International Finacial Statistics

Goverrnment Finance

1998
1993
1988
Source
Total government expenditure and net lending (in national currency units)
216.8
billion
145.3
billion
64.9
billion
IMF (ed.), Governance Finance Statistics
Central Government Revenue (in national currency units)
194.4 billion
104.4
billion
53.7 billion

Public Payroll

1998
1993
1988
Source
Total public payroll expenditure (including wages, salaries and allowances/excluding public enterprise payrolls)
54.6
billion
29.0
billion
14.2
billion
Department of Public Service and Administration. 1988 figures are not available, read all 1988 figures as at 30 September 1989. All figures before 1994 include the so called self regulating states, namely Kwazulu, Lebowa, Gazankulu, Qwaqwa,Kangwane,Kwandebele, but exclude the TBVC states. (see attached Exchequer Reports (1998, 1993, 1979)