Economy & Growth in South Africa 1,331 indicators covering economy & growth for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage 1.33 billion current US$ 2020 down 32.8% 20th Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 4.6% 2021 up 70.1% 13th Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months 75.66 % 2023 up 62.7% 122nd Meat, Total — Producer Price Index 182.79 2025 up 82.3% 23rd Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 92.2% 2024 up 7.5% 159th Trade in services as share of GDP 9.3% 2025 up 3.3% 164th GNI per capita vs. GDP per capita 13,036 international-$ in 2021 prices 2025 down 3.1% 93rd Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare vs. GDP per capita 6.7% 2023 down 12.1% 183rd Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP -0.9% 2025 down 159.0% 179th Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 186.92 2025 up 82.8% 19th Portfolio investment 297.26 billion US dollar 2025 up 102.5% 26th Share of imports that come from China 21.8% 2024 up 40.4% 54th Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP 1.7% 2024 down 39.1% 126th Pulses, Total — Producer Price Index 230.39 2025 up 156.1% 12th Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage 1.0% 2021 down 44.6% 127th Central government revenues as a share of GDP 29.4% 2024 up 1.8% 57th Tomatoes — Producer Price Index 320.35 2025 up 215.7% 10th Maize (corn) — Producer Price Index 173.77 2025 up 85.0% 36th Direct investment 185.61 billion US dollar 2025 up 20.0% 35th A woman can register a business in the same way as a man (1=yes) 1 Score 2023 unchanged 1st There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence 1 Score 2023 unchanged 1st Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 31.2 % 2023 up 17.7% 59th Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index 179.73 2025 up 88.4% 35th Other investment, Loans 26.27 billion US dollar 2025 up 95.5% 35th Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 5.4% 2023 up 5.5% 109th Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita 67.8% 2023 up 4.0% 65th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.8% 2023 down 2.0% 112th Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 169.42 2025 up 71.4% 33rd Central government spending as share of GDP 33.4% 2022 up 10.1% 45th Military spending as a share of GDP 0.7% 2025 down 26.8% 142nd Imports of personal protective equipment per capita 0 current US$ 2022 — 184th GNI per capita 5,561 US$ 2020 down 30.4% 104th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer 135.79 2025 up 37.2% 57th Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ 75,602 million USD 2023 up 16.0% 42nd Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices 72,573 million USD 2023 up 32.3% 39th Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency 1.39 million million SLC 2023 up 121.7% 57th Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage -2.5% 2020 down 220.2% 137th Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business 27 Percentage of taxable income 2026 down 3.6% 35th Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares 279.54 billion US dollar 2025 up 102.1% 25th Merchandise exports by continent of destination 0.3% 2014 down 38.9% 48th Gross domestic product (GDP) 212.63 billion current GBP 2014 up 70.3% 34th Value of imported goods as a share of GDP 31.3% 2014 up 37.7% 124th Balanced trade in services 16.06 US dollars, exchange rate converted 2024 up 40.4% 25th Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 140.66 2025 up 39.9% 51st Potatoes — Producer Price Index 228.93 2025 up 173.8% 33rd Direct investment, Equity and investment fund shares 174.24 billion US dollar 2025 up 18.1% 30th Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Producer Price Index 153 2025 up 58.5% 28th Total factor productivity 0.9273 2023 down 10.7% 114th Global Revenue Statistics - Reference series — Gross domestic 405,106 US dollar 2022 down 6.7% 33rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 13.56 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 3.5% 107th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (biological) — Producer Price Index 172.03 2025 up 71.6% 29th 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of 81 % 2025 up 1.2% 47th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 17 - Trade by 84,051 US dollar 2022 up 43.0% 27th Cabbages — Producer Price Index 194.89 2025 up 119.9% 44th 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment — Value 11.2 % 2024 up 100.0% 43rd Share of the population who are undernourished vs. GDP per capita 10 percent 2023 up 78.6% 57th Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producer Price Index 189.35 2025 up 91.9% 20th Divergence of GDP per capita among latecomers to the capitalist revolution 12,166 2011$ 2018 up 10.8% 76th Nominal effective exchange rate (NEER), Index (2010=100) Weighted 55.23 2025 down 16.1% 88th GDP price levels relative to the US 0.4055 2024 down 21.0% 117th ← Previous Page 9 of 23 Next →