A review of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) includes a breakdown of real growth and income trends from 1961-2010, a breakdown of gross value added by sector from 1951-2010, and a look at provincial and local economies. Detailed inflation and interest rates data goes back to 1976. The inflation section includes a detailed analysis of regulated administered prices. The chapter further includes a comprehensive section on the composition of both local and foreign investment in the country. The public finance section looks at both revenue and expenditure. Short and long-term comparisons of public finance are also featured.
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Table of Contents:
THE MACRO-ECONOMIC PICTURE
South Africa at a glance
LEADING INDICATORS
Local indicators
Major indicators, 1955–2010
Current account surplus/deficit as proportion of GDP, 1955–2010
Further major indicators, 1993–2011
Key indicators and forecasts, 2008–14
International comparisons
Key economic indicators and forecasts, selected countries
Spending, savings, and trade as proportion of GDP, selected countries, 2009
Spending, savings, and trade as proportion of GDP, emerging markets, 2009
Spending, savings, and trade as proportion of GDP, selected African countries, 2009
ECONOMIC PROFILE
Gross domestic product
Real growth and income levels and trends, 1961–2010
Real total gross domestic product, 1961–2010
Real annual economic growth, 1961–2010
Real GDP and personal disposable income per capita, 1961–2010
Real GDP per head, 1965–2013
GDP growth, 1910–2015
Income and rankings, selected countries, 2009
GDP per capita average annual growth, selected countries, 1970–2008
Structure of GDP
Breakdown by industry of gross value added, 1951 and 2010
Breakdown of gross value added by industry, 1951–2010 (proportions)
Expenditure on gross domestic product, 1950–2010
Type of expenditure as proportion of gross domestic product (GDP)
Provincial and local economies
Provincial economies
Regional GDP and GDP growth trends, 1995–2009
Average annual economic growth, 2002–2009
Gross domestic product (GDP) by province, 2008–2010
GDP per head by province, 1996–2010
GDP by province and industry, 2009 (actual numbers)
GDP by province and industry, 2009 (proportions)
Provincial contribution to GDP and national population, 2009
Urban economies
Economic indicators for 16 selected urban areas
Inflation and interest rates
Inflation and interest rates, 1976–2010
Inflation rates, 1976–2010
Interest rates, 1976–2010
Componets of CPI, 2010
CPI by province and area, 2009–10
Group and product inflation for all urban areas, 2009 - 2010
Regulated administered prices in South Africa
CPI and CPI for administered prices and food, 2009–2010
Administered prices average annual inflation, 2009–2011
Repurchase (repo) rate, dates of change
Saving
Personal saving, household debt, and gross domestic saving, 1960–2010
Saving, 1960–2010
Investment
All investment
Real gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), 1960–2010
Investment (GFCF) as a proportion of GDP, 1960–2010
Annual change in investment, 1960–2010
Investment by type of investment, 1998–2010
Investment by type of investment (proportions), 2000 and 2010
Investment by type of investor, 1960–2010
Private investment as proportion of total investment, 1960–2010
GFCF by kind of economic activity, 1960–2010
Foreign investment
Inward investment
Foreign liabilities (foreign investment in South Africa), 1975–2009
Foreign liabilities (foreign investment in South Africa), 1956–2009
Foreign liabilities (foreign investment in South Africa), 1999–2009
Foreign direct investment inflow/outflow, 1994–2010
Foreign liabilities (foreign investment in South Africa) by region at 31st December 2009
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Africa by kind of economic activity, 1989–2009
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Africa by kind of economic activity as a proportion of total FDI, 1989–2009
Outward investment
Foreign assets (South African investment in other countries), 1975–2009
Foreign assets (South African investment in other countries) by region at 31st December 2009
Foreign African assets (South African investment in Africa), 1994–2009
Foreign African assets (South African investment in Africa) by country at 31st December 2009
International comparisons
FDI flows (inward) as proportion of GFCF, selected countries, 2003–2010
FDI stock as proportion of GDP, selected countries, 2003–2010
FDI flows (inward) as proportion of GFCF and FDI stock as proportion of GDP, emerging markets, 2003–2010
FDI flows (inward) as proportion of GFCF and FDI stock as proportion of GDP, selected African countries, 2003–2010
Top ten recipients of FDI inflows in Africa, 2009–10
The exchange rate
The rand/euro and rand/pound exchange rate, 1990–2010
The value of the rand in euros and pounds, 1990–2010
The rand/dollar and real effective exchange rates, 1970–2010
The value of the rand in dollars, 1970–2010
Index of real effective exchange rate (average), 1990–2010
Weighting of 15 currencies in the ‘basket’ against which the rand is measured
Trade
South Africa’s chief trading partners, 2010
South Africa’s trade with the world, 2010
South Africa’s exports by region, 2010
Imports to South Africa by area, 2010 (proportions)
Exports from South Africa by area, 2010 (proportions)
South Africa’s trade with emerging markets, 2010
South Africa’s trade with selected African countries, 2010
Composition of exports and imports, 1990–2010
Exports from South Africa by sector, 1990–2010 (proportions)
Imports to South Africa by sector, 1990–2010 (proportions)
Growth in export and import value, 1990–2009
Exports of goods and services as a proportion of GDP, selected countries, 1995 and 2009
Average London gold price, 1946–2011
Brent crude oil and platinum prices, 1981–2010
Oil price, 1981–2010
Crude oil prices, 1861–2010
Crude oil prices, 1861–2010, constant 2010 prices
PUBLIC FINANCE
Revenue and taxation
All tax revenues
Total tax revenue, 2003/04–2008/09
National revenues
Government finance as a proportion of GDP, 1977–2014
Income tax as a proportion of GDP, 1977–2014
Composition of national tax revenue, selected years, 1984/85–2011/12
Tax revenue by main source, 1994/95, 2004/05, 2009/10, and 2010/11
Tax revenue by main source as proportion of GDP, 1994/95, 2004/05, 2009/10 and 2010/11
Number of registered taxpayers, 2002/03–2010/11
Maximum marginal tax rates, 2002/03–2010/11
Individual taxpayers
What we will pay in 2010/11—2011/12
Number of taxpayers, 2006/07–2009/10
Summary of taxable income and tax assessed, 2002/03 - 2009/10
Assessed individual taxpayers by selected taxable income groups, 2006–2009
Number of assessed individual taxpayers and tax assessed, 2008
Taxable income and tax assessed by age group, 2006 and 2009
Taxable income and tax assessed by sex, 2006 and 2009
Proportion of assessed individual taxpayers by age, 2006–2009
Tax assessed by sector and economic activity, 2006 and 2009
Assessed individual taxpayers’ tax assessed by selected sector, 2009
Taxable income and tax assessed by province, 2006 and 2009
Taxpayers by province, 2009 (proportions)
Corporate taxpayers
Taxable income and tax assessed by sector and economic activity, 2006 and 2008
Company tax assessed for selected sectors, 2008
Tax assessments, 2006/07–2009/10
Number of companies and tax assessed for companies with taxable income greater than zero, 2008
International comparisons
Top personal income tax rates, selected countries, 1985–2009
Tax revenue, 2009, and business tax, selected countries, 2010
Tax revenue, 2009, and business tax, emerging markets, 2010
Tax revenue, 2009, and business tax, selected African countries, 2010
Budget 2010/2011
Breakdown of consolidated national and provincial spending by function and proportion, 2011/12–2013/14
Changes in consolidated national and provincial spending by function over seven years, 2007/08–2013/14
Breakdown of consolidated national and provincial spending as a proportion of total spending, 2007/08–2013/14
Where is it all going?, 2007/08 and 2011/12
Key allocations as a proportion of the budget, 2007/08 - 2013/14
Major spending components, 2007/08–2013/14
Major spending components, 2007/08 and 2013/14
Public infrastructure expenditure by sector, 2010/11 - 2013/14
Key indicators and forecasts, 2008–14
Consolidated budget vs GDP, 2011/12–2013/14
Division of revenue between spheres of government, 2011/12–2014/15
Longer-term budgetary trends
Expenditure
Expenditure allocations, 1994/95 and 2013/14
Expenditure under the new constitution, 1995–2014
Budgets and GDP
National government finance as a percentage of GDP, 1961–2015
Deficit
Budget deficit/surplus (actual and projected), 1960/61–2014/15
Public debt
Total debt of government, 1982–2014
Foreign debt as proportion of GDP, 1982–2014
Government debt as proportion of GDP, 1982–2014
International comparisons
Budget balance as a proportion of GDP, selected countries, 2011
Provincial budgets
Consolidated budgets
Summary of expenditure outcomes by province, 2009/10–2010/11
Provincial own revenue collection, 2009/10–2010/11
Provincial personnel expenditure, 2010/11
Provincial education expenditure, 2010/11
Provincial capital expenditure on education, 2010/11
Provincial health expenditure, 2010/11
Provincial capital expenditure on health, 2010/11
Provincial capital expenditure on health, growth, 2009/10–2010/11
Municipal finance: six metros
Outstanding consumer debtors, as at 31st December 2009 and 2010
Change in municipal metro debt, 2009–2010
Breakdown of total municipal debt by metro, 2009 and 2010
FORECASTS OF KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 2012–15