SARS tops R2 trillion revenue milestone for first time

People queuing at a SARS office

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has exceeded R2 trillion in revenue collections for the first time in its history.

Media Release: SARS crosses historic R2 Trillion mark in Net Revenue Collection in our democracy … pic.twitter.com/gWp2vztREx

— SA Revenue Service (@sarstax) April 1, 2026

Presenting the revenue results in Pretoria, SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the organisation collected a total of R2.010 trillion.

Kieswetter, whose seven-year tenure at the helm of the organisation ends this month, says the milestone marks a year-on-year revenue growth of 8.8% despite the constrained economic environment.

“So, the revenue announcement for this year just exceeded R2,010 trillion, I think it’s a special moment for us. This is no ordinary results announcement, this is a historic milestone of crossing R2 trillion thresholds in our history, a defining moment and for me a very special moment to handover the baton to my successor. I can now go in peace. This is a R155 billion more than what we collected a year ago.”

WATCH | SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says that over the past 32 years, SARS has collected about R25 trillion in tax revenue. He was announcing preliminary revenue collection figures for the 2025/26 financial year. pic.twitter.com/T5EZEflXHW

— SABC News (@SABCNews) April 1, 2026