City of Cape Town · Financial year ended 30 June 2025
Income and spending
Income
R67.5bn
Service charges
R31.8bn
Property rates
R12.8bn
Other income
R9.0bn
Government transfers
R7.0bn
Fuel levy
R2.7bn
Interest
R2.1bn
Fines and licences
R2.1bn
Spending
R63.9bn
Employees and councillors
R18.8bn
Bulk electricity
R16.3bn
Contracted services
R10.1bn
Inventory
R7.1bn
Debt written off
R4.0bn
Other spending
R3.6bn
Asset wear and debt impairment
R2.8bn
Interest
R848m
Transfers and subsidies
R354m
These groups add up to Treasury's audited revenue and expenditure totals. Capital transfers are excluded from revenue.
Income over 6 years
| Year ended | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service charges | R20.1bn | R20.3bn | R23.0bn | R23.7bn | R28.5bn | R31.8bn |
| Property rates | R10.1bn | R10.3bn | R10.7bn | R11.6bn | R12.0bn | R12.8bn |
| Other income | R1.8bn | R1.5bn | R6.4bn | R6.3bn | R8.0bn | R9.0bn |
| Government transfers | R5.0bn | R5.8bn | R5.8bn | R6.3bn | R6.7bn | R7.0bn |
| Fuel levy | R2.6bn | R2.6bn | R2.6bn | R2.7bn | R2.6bn | R2.7bn |
| Interest | R1.7bn | R1.4bn | R1.3bn | R1.9bn | R2.1bn | R2.1bn |
| Fines and licences | R1.4bn | R1.7bn | R2.0bn | R2.0bn | R2.0bn | R2.1bn |
| Total | R42.6bn | R43.5bn | R51.8bn | R54.4bn | R61.8bn | R67.5bn |
Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.
Spending over 6 years
| Year ended | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees and councillors | R13.0bn | R15.3bn | R15.5bn | R15.5bn | R17.4bn | R18.8bn |
| Bulk electricity | R9.3bn | R9.7bn | R11.6bn | R11.8bn | R13.9bn | R16.3bn |
| Contracted services | R6.9bn | R7.3bn | R7.8bn | R9.0bn | R9.6bn | R10.1bn |
| Inventory | R1.9bn | R1.7bn | R5.8bn | R5.7bn | R6.7bn | R7.1bn |
| Debt written off | R2.8bn | R2.9bn | R2.8bn | R3.0bn | R2.2bn | R4.0bn |
| Other spending | R2.2bn | R2.3bn | R3.0bn | R3.0bn | R3.2bn | R3.6bn |
| Asset wear and debt impairment | R3.1bn | R2.9bn | R3.0bn | R3.3bn | R4.1bn | R2.8bn |
| Interest | R814m | R831m | R777m | R772m | R830m | R848m |
| Transfers and subsidies | R396m | R346m | R364m | R344m | R327m | R354m |
| Total | R40.4bn | R43.4bn | R50.6bn | R52.4bn | R58.3bn | R63.9bn |
Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.