Development Goals in South Africa

80 indicators covering development goals for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Red List Index 0.8693 2025 down 2.7% 110th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 2025 up 131.2% 168th
Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 2025 down 17.2% 106th
Number of transboundary breeds 105 2025 unchanged 16th
Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 2025 unchanged 14th
Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 2025 down 61.2% 42nd
Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 2025 down 7.0% 27th
Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 2025 up 16.7% 37th
Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 2025 up 15.1% 36th
Infant deaths 28,570 2024 down 22.3% 32nd
Neonatal deaths 14,715 2024 up 3.5% 35th
Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.63 2024 up 2.5% 62nd
Under-five deaths 41,435 2024 down 12.6% 29th
Children moderately or severely stunted 1,440 2024 up 14.9% 20th
Children moderately or severely overweight 757 2024 up 1.4% 8th
DEC alternative conversion factor 18.33 2024 up 69.0% 102nd
Annual inflation, consumer prices 4.4% 2024 down 28.9% 70th
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 25,423 2024 up 42.8% 4th
Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 701.30 million 2022 down 2.9% 30th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 11.24 2022 down 16.3% 88th
Prevalence of undernourishment 11.2% 2024 up 100.0% 53rd
Change in maximum river flow 111.3% 2024 up 1,923.6% 2nd
Change in minimum river flow 54.6% 2024 up 508.9% 7th
River flow maximum 209,164 2024 up 125.0% 53rd
River flow minimum 14,574 2024 up 78.5% 69th
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by 39.72 2024 up 24.0% 9th
Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults 7.98 2024 down 24.0% 123rd
Total assistance for development, by recipient countries -7,905 2024 down 232.3% 161st
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries 4.08 2024 down 58.5% 86th
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 78.8% 2023 up 11.9% 114th
Number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults 45.96 2024 down 27.6% 87th
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 8.3% 2024 up 1.7% 76th
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 5.7% 2024 up 4.3% 68th
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 2.8% 2022 up 9.1% 76th
Number of undernourished people 7.2 2024 up 132.3% 21st
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 18.25 2023 up 12.6% 89th
Worldwide weighted tariff-average, most-favoured-nation status, by 8.0% 2024 down 21.0% 115th
Worldwide weighted tariff-average, preferential status, by type of 3.3% 2024 down 33.4% 113th
Return on assets 2.1% 2024 up 43.3% 73rd
Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets 14.4% 2024 up 6.4% 117th
Non-performing loans to total gross loans 4.5% 2024 up 39.8% 54th
Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 1.0% 2024 down 28.6% 34th
Current number of seats in national parliaments 400 2026 up 0.3% 28th
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital 17.1% 2024 up 4.9% 25th
Countries with death registration data that are at least 75 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd
Plant genetic resources accessions stored ex situ 6,951 2024 up 10.1% 67th
Data Sources performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators) 71.25 2024 up 3.6% 66th
Regulatory capital to assets 7.8% 2024 up 9.0% 105th
Countries with national statistical legislation exists that complies 1 2025 unchanged 4th
Countries with national statistical plans that are under 1 2024 unchanged 4th
Countries with national statistical plans that are fully funded 1 2024 1st
Land area 121,309 2025 unchanged 26th
Countries that are parties to the Nagoya Protocol 1 2025 1st
Liquid assets to short term liabilities 34.0% 2024 down 14.5% 117th
Gross receipts by developing countries of official sustainable 1,030 2024 up 41.5% 35th
Gross receipts by developing countries of official concessional 119.73 2024 down 47.1% 63rd
Gross receipts by developing countries of mobilised private finance 2,691 2024 up 57.6% 4th
Gross receipts by developing countries of private grants 178.81 2024 up 497.7% 6th
Gross receipts by developing countries of official non-concessional 2,896 2024 up 574.1% 18th
Bank capital to assets ratio 8.1% 2021 up 18.4% 88th