Economy & Growth in South Africa 1,337 indicators covering economy & growth for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural — Value — Male 85.95 % 2024 up 8.0% 35th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural — Value — Female 94.22 % 2024 up 6.4% 30th Gender gap in the completion rate, lower secondary, rural — Value -8.27 % 2024 up 7.5% 65th Pomelos and grapefruits — Producer Price 446.6 USD 2024 up 62.9% 24th Papayas — Producer Price 966.2 USD 2024 up 77.2% 16th Asparagus — Producer Price 196,076 LCU 2025 up 203.2% 5th Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) 11.18 international-$ in 2011 prices 2014 up 25.2% 70th Mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 11.18 international-$ in 2011 prices 2014 up 25.2% 70th Median income or consumption per day (2011 prices) 4.45 international-$ in 2011 prices 2014 up 34.1% 90th Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP 3.5% 2022 up 23.2% 42nd Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — Female — All age 98.54 % 2024 down 0.1% 35th Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — Female — All age 98.15 % 2024 up 0.5% 32nd Quinces — Producer Price 9,247 LCU 2024 up 664.2% 13th Consumer price indices (CPIs), exchange, API only,COICOP 2018 102.49 Index 2025 up 61.1% 11th Government debt by financial instrument - government at a glance 100 Percentage of general government debt 2022 unchanged 1st Completion rate, primary education, urban — Value — Male — All age 97.13 % 2024 up 0.1% 36th Figs — Producer Price 31,723 SLC 2024 up 87.2% 8th Figs — Producer Price 1,731 USD 2024 up 10.9% 14th Gender gap in the completion rate, primary education, urban — Value -1.4 % 2024 up 12.5% 49th Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP 0.1% 2021 up 42.9% 70th Completion rate, primary education, rural — Value — Male — All age 96.17 % 2024 up 4.8% 37th Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Producer Price 15,788 LCU 2025 up 65.9% 8th Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States -68.48 Percentage 2014 up 0.7% 35th Gender gap in the completion rate, primary education, rural — Value -1.98 % 2024 up 66.7% 47th Asparagus — Producer Price 118,536 SLC 2024 up 85.9% 6th Asparagus — Producer Price 6,467 USD 2024 up 10.1% 9th Merchandise trade to GDP ratio 58.3% 2011 up 3.6% 40th External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions FDI 1.5 2014 up 50.0% 35th External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions portfolio equity 1.5 2014 up 50.0% 35th External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI 1.5 2014 unchanged 33rd External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions portfolio equity 1.5 2014 up 50.0% 33rd External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions 1.5 2014 up 50.0% 29th Venture capital investments 0.0068 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 89.2% 27th Tea leaves — Producer Price 25,900 LCU 2018 up 77.2% 15th Quinces — Producer Price 14,576 SLC 2024 up 105.5% 9th Quinces — Producer Price 795.3 USD 2024 up 21.7% 14th GDP deflator, index 210.98 2000=100; US$ series 2011 up 143.1% 22nd GDP per capita, PPP annual growth 1.9% 2011 up 191.7% 28th Balance sheet and income statement of insurance companies — Assets 213,221 Euro 2023 up 37.4% 19th Final consumption expenditure plus discrepancy, per capita 6,527 current US$ 2011 up 206.7% 3rd Balance sheet and income statement of insurance companies — Gross 172,625 Euro 2023 up 28.2% 20th Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Producer Price 12,686 SLC 2024 up 54.3% 10th Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables — Producer Price 692.1 USD 2024 down 8.6% 26th Trade in employment (TiM) 2021 edition — Domestic employment embodied 39.4 Persons 2018 down 27.6% 18th Trade in employment (TiM) 2021 edition — Domestic employment embodied 52.9 Persons 2018 down 24.4% 18th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 22 - Returns on direct 3.92 Percent per annum 2022 down 25.6% 23rd Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a 6.0% 2025 down 33.6% 43rd GDP deflator, end period 156.37 base year varies by country 2011 up 105.0% 40th Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Regulatory Database — Answer 100 Index 2025 unchanged 1st Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector 0.0354 Index 2025 unchanged 23rd Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector 0.0283 Index 2025 unchanged 38th Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Other 0.0461 Index 2025 unchanged 12th Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Barriers to 0 Index 2025 — 30th Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory 0.0504 Index 2025 up 50.0% 8th Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector 0.1601 Index 2025 up 11.7% 34th Tea leaves — Producer Price 25,900 SLC 2018 up 77.2% 14th Tea leaves — Producer Price 1,956 USD 2018 up 10.6% 7th Discrepancy in expenditure estimate of GDP 3.25 billion current US$ 2011 up 934.0% 3rd STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness 0.2479 Index 2025 down 13.9% 32nd Employed persons in the tourism industries 590,937 2022 up 11.3% 26th ← Previous Page 20 of 23 Next →