Economy & Growth in South Africa 1,337 indicators covering economy & growth for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean income or consumption per day vs. GDP per capita 12.27 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 0.3% 76th Income or consumption of the poorest 10% vs. GDP per capita 2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 34.8% 95th R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD 0.0077 Percentage of GDP 2023 down 56.5% 33rd Spinach — Producer Price 4,277 SLC 2024 up 9.4% 26th Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Producer Price 12,874 SLC 2024 up 198.2% 33rd Spinach — Producer Price 233.4 USD 2024 down 35.2% 43rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — All age 68.06 % 2024 up 22.3% 49th Papayas — Producer Price 21,936 LCU 2025 up 173.1% 17th Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens — Producer Price 702.4 USD 2024 up 76.6% 29th Pomelos and grapefruits — Producer Price 9,181 LCU 2025 up 10.8% 13th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural — Value — All age 51.34 % 2024 up 53.3% 49th Sugar cane — Producer Price 937 SLC 2024 up 115.9% 31st Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban — Value — All age 94.03 % 2024 up 3.4% 32nd Avocados — Producer Price 22,661 LCU 2025 up 134.1% 15th Share of people (15+) who report having an account at a bank (by) 81.28 % 2024 up 15.7% 53rd Share of people (15+) who report having an account at a bank (by) 80.99 % 2024 up 15.1% 49th Gender gap in share of people (15+) who report having an account at a 0.29 % 2024 up 422.2% 74th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural — Value — All age 89.97 % 2024 up 7.6% 34th Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Producer Price 9,469 SLC 2024 up 9.3% 16th Industry as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% 2011 down 7.8% 18th Share of services as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 68.0% 2011 up 5.6% 15th Share of expenditure spent on food vs. total consumer expenditure 16.1% 2023 down 24.9% 74th Annual food expenditure vs. total consumer expenditure 615.91 current US$ 2023 down 21.3% 93rd Tangerines, mandarins, clementines — Producer Price 516.6 USD 2024 down 35.3% 30th Sugar cane — Producer Price 51.1 USD 2024 up 27.8% 19th Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price 31,588 SLC 2024 up 101.4% 12th Mushrooms and truffles — Producer Price 1,723 USD 2024 up 19.2% 33rd Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 171.00 million current united states dollars 2017 up 93.5% 43rd Direct disaster economic loss 171.00 million current united states dollars 2017 up 93.5% 43rd Direct economic loss from disasters as a share of GDP 0.0% 2017 — 33rd Revenue Statistics in Africa - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues 26.52 Percentage of GDP 2023 up 7.2% 5th R&D tax expenditure and direct government funding of BERD — Sum of 0.0129 Percentage of GDP 2023 down 44.4% 33rd Income inequality: Palma ratio (after tax) 6.83 2017 down 24.5% 1st Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax 16.4% 2014 up 5.3% 31st Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax 57.7% 2014 up 10.5% 3rd Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — All age ranges or 97.84 % 2024 down 0.0% 38th Estimated funding raised by privately held AI companies 159.92 million constant 2021 US dollars 2025 up 167.3% 33rd Figs — Producer Price 48,314 LCU 2025 down 2.1% 9th Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax 23.57 Percentage of taxable income 2025 down 3.6% 19th Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax 0 Percentage of taxable income 2025 — 1st Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Male 64.07 % 2024 up 23.3% 47th Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban — Value — Female 71.96 % 2024 up 21.8% 48th Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — All age ranges or 97.16 % 2024 up 2.8% 36th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban — Value — Male 91.9 % 2024 up 1.9% 34th Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban — Value — Female 96.14 % 2024 up 5.0% 29th Gender gap in the completion rate, lower secondary, urban — Value -4.24 % 2024 down 216.4% 63rd Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural — Value — Female 61.5 % 2024 up 67.4% 44th Statutory corporate income tax rate 28.0% 2018 unchanged 24th Gender gap in the completion rate, upper secondary, urban — Value -7.88 % 2024 down 10.7% 63rd Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producer Price 46,433 LCU 2015 up 134.9% 29th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producer Price 46,433 SLC 2015 up 134.9% 28th Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP 28.6% 2016 up 11.7% 34th Tax revenue as share of GDP 28.6% 2016 up 11.7% 34th Papayas — Producer Price 17,710 SLC 2024 up 199.3% 17th Pomelos and grapefruits — Producer Price 8,185 SLC 2024 up 175.1% 12th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural — Value — Male 42.09 % 2024 up 40.1% 50th Gender gap in the completion rate, upper secondary, rural — Value -19.41 % 2024 down 190.1% 69th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producer Price 3,639 USD 2015 up 17.1% 36th Avocados — Producer Price 15,612 SLC 2024 up 41.1% 17th Avocados — Producer Price 851.8 USD 2024 down 16.4% 27th ← Previous Page 19 of 23 Next →