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.
Government spending sub-score of South Africa on the Economic Freedom Index from 2000 to 2020
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The Economic Freedom Index was co-published by The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation and was started in 1994.
The source considers the Sub-Saharan Africa region without the North African countries as they are included in the MENA region. Therefore, the African average has been calculated by Statista based on the original data for each country. The African average includes 52 countries until 2011 and 53 countries from 2012 onwards.
The Economic Freedom Index is divided into 12 variables grouped in four categories:
1) Rule of law: property rights, judicial effectiveness, and government integrity
2) Government size: tax burden, government spending, and fiscal health
3) Regulatory efficiency: business freedom, labor freedom, and monetary freedom
4) Market openness: trade freedom, investment freedom, and financial freedom
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