Taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa
South Africa: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 60.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
60.1%
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
82nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
60.1%
in 2022
All-time low
47.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 60.1% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa peaked at 60.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2008.
That places South Africa 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 47.8% | — |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 52.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +14.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 60.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 60.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 48.3% | 54.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.4% | 52.7% | 60.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in South Africa was 60.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- South Africa ranks 82nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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