Government spending sub-score of South Africa 2000-2020
In 2020, the government sending sub-score on the Economic Freedom Index for South Africa was 67.4. This illustrated a decline of 0.2 points from the previous year. Between 2000 and 2020, the sub-score ranged between 67.3 points in 2000 and 80 points in 2003. During the period under review, the South African value was higher than the world average for the whole period. Nevertheless, with regards to the African average, the sub-score was higher between 2001 and 2012. According to the index, government spending in South Africa was considered "moderately free" as of 2020.