Infrastructure in South Africa

121 indicators covering infrastructure for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Liner shipping connectivity index 39.06 maximum value in 2004 = 100 2021 up 11.5% 40th
Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 81.0% 2025 up 1.2% 50th
Proportion of the target population who received 82.0% 2024 up 49.1% 106th
Broad money to total reserves ratio 4.53 2024 down 10.6% 48th
Proportion of transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of 19.0% 2025 unchanged 38th
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes 70.9% 2022 up 5.2% 42nd
Railways, goods transported 113,342 million ton-km 2008 up 10.3% 10th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 38.0% 2024 up 39.8% 58th
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 697 2025 up 36.4% 40th
Proportion of countries with independent National Human Rights 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of urban population living in slums 10.5% 2024 down 16.7% 103rd
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved 100.9% 2024 up 1.6% 60th
Industrial design applications, resident, by count 728 2021 down 14.7% 33rd
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count 14,077 2021 up 0.8% 36th
Trademark applications, resident, by count 25,786 2021 up 32.1% 33rd
Container port traffic, maritime transport 4.30 million 2024 down 6.2% 40th
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count 833 2021 down 30.1% 31st
Amount of tracked exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 2.94 billion 2024 down 38.5% 49th
Amount of tracked imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 7.03 billion 2024 down 7.6% 44th
Proportion of the target population who received a 3rd dose of 81.0% 2024 down 4.7% 109th
Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 0 2025 107th
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff 60.5% 2024 up 7.7% 144th
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions, by speed 3.23 million 2024 up 1,828.1% 49th
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed 5.05 2024 up 1,583.3% 118th
Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) 90 2024 up 38.5% 17th
Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in total 19.7% 2023 up 21.9% 70th
Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport 13.84 billion 2024 down 58.3% 64th
Freight volume, by mode of transport 24.38 million 2024 down 97.1% 89th
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 20.4% 2022 down 10.1% 8th
Proportion of population with basic handwashing facilities on 44.4% 2020 up 2.4% 83rd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 44.2% 2024 up 19.2% 71st
Public private partnerships investment in energy 1.79 billion current US$ 2024 up 1,959.3% 6th
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources 146,277 2022 up 16.0% 21st
Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private 0 2020 down 100.0% 48th
Proportion of the target population who received the final dose of 79.0% 2024 up 19.7% 24th
Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private 972.5 2019 19th
Railways, passengers carried 3,502 million passenger-km 2020 down 74.7% 38th
Investment in transport with private participation 13.50 million current US$ 2019 down 72.2% 36th
Public private partnerships investment in transport 13.50 million current US$ 2019 down 72.2% 35th
Rail lines 20,953 total route-km 2021 unchanged 9th
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions 134.67 per 100 people 2011 up 285.0% 4th
Amount of tracked re-exported Environmentally Sound Technologies 8.71 million 2024 down 75.0% 35th
[ILO] Proportion of population above statutory pensionable age 69.6% 2024 down 14.5% 55th
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure 105 2023 up 23.5% 21st
Agricultural export subsidies 0 2018 17th
Personal computers 8.28 per 100 people 2005 up 212.0% 92nd
Amount of tracked re-imported Environmentally Sound Technologies 12.98 million 2024 down 51.7% 20th
Telecommunications revenue 4.7% 2010 down 9.4% 18th
Telecommunications revenue 124.01 billion current LCU 2010 up 161.6% 17th
Mobile and fixed-line telephone subscribers 68.13 million 2011 up 333.6% 3rd
Telecommunications investment 13.31 billion current LCU 2010 up 10.0% 24th
International Internet bandwidth 200,000 Mbps 2011 up 42,005.3% 1st
Proportion of population subjected to robbery in the previous 12 0.6% 2021 down 14.3% 15th
Proportion of population subjected to physical assault in the 0.6% 2019 down 64.7% 17th
Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area 37.0% 2022 up 1.4% 26th
Roads, total network 362,099 km 2000 up 9.3% 1st
Roads, paved 17.3% 2001 down 12.2% 25th
Telecommunications investment 10.7% 2010 down 58.0% 42nd
Households with television 74.7% 2010 up 38.8% 7th