Reference Data in South Africa 3,911 indicators covering reference data for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Multi-party elections for legislature 1 2025 unchanged 1st Multi-party elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, annual -0.2229 % change on previous year 2024 up 93.6% 148th Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 0 people 2024 down 100.0% 105th Open defecation in rural areas vs. urban areas 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 105th Teachers in primary education, male 52,784 number 2015 down 7.4% 34th 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union, per unit of GDP 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 14.8% 123rd 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per unit of GDP 0.0313 BU per US$ of GDP 2025 up 46.5% 97th Asylum seekers vs. Refugees per 100,000 people by country of asylum 156.72 people per 100,000 inhabitants 2024 down 81.2% 38th Tree cover loss by dominant driver 304.52 hectares 2024 down 47.5% 49th Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 6.72 billion current US$ 2024 down 35.9% 48th Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 8.64 million trips 2024 down 5.5% 27th International trips for personal vs. business and professional reasons 8.64 million trips 2024 down 5.5% 27th People not using improved sanitation facilities, annual growth rate -5.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.4% 146th Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2018 — 88th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7027 years 2018 up 16.7% 151st School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.7% 89th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7084 years 2018 up 15.9% 151st Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels 56.76 million people 2023 up 26.9% 21st Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking 6.45 million people 2023 down 35.2% 51st UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 76 2023 up 1.3% 73rd UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases 60 2023 up 3.4% 121st UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 77 2023 up 14.9% 132nd UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 86 2023 up 38.7% 67th UHC service coverage index 74 2023 up 13.8% 85th Corn production 12.85 million tonnes 2024 down 9.8% 12th 06_Multilateral loans, total 7.91 billion 2026 up 126.4% 32nd Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths 625,113 children 2024 down 56.9% 5th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 415,310 number 2018 up 42.1% 40th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 1,255.0% 61st Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked 1,787 2019 up 330.9% 40th School life expectancy, secondary, male 4.83 years 2018 up 8.8% 116th School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2018 up 1.8% 45th School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.16 years 2018 up 10.8% 116th Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual -55.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 129.8% 205th People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per 0.0517 people per person 2024 down 49.5% 74th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) 8.02 % change on previous year 2024 up 60.4% 35th 09_Insured export credit exposures, Berne Union, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 79.4% 132nd Control of Corruption - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 8.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 85.1% 47th 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), annual growth 0.7155 % change on previous year 2025 up 123.4% 130th Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 3.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.9% 47th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) -22.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,489.4% 175th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) 3.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 108.9% 87th Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre 0.1758 people per square kilometre 2023 down 56.3% 63rd Tomato production 509,625 tonnes 2024 down 0.7% 45th Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 3,798 current US$ per square kilometre 2023 down 27.4% 130th Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein 5.4% 2023 up 5.5% 109th Probability of dying in infancy, by sex 2.6% 2023 down 7.2% 51st Probability of dying that year, among males 3.0% 2023 down 5.0% 55th Number of children under 5 5.89 million people 2023 up 4.3% 24th Equal rights of inheritance for sons and daughters when no will is left 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total dependency ratio 48.4% 2023 down 6.0% 179th Old-age dependency ratio 9.7% 2023 up 20.6% 148th Age dependency breakdown 9.7% 2023 up 20.6% 148th Number of 1-year-olds, by sex 594,456 people 2023 up 7.2% 23rd Air passengers 15.45 million 2023 down 5.3% 42nd Dietary compositions by commodity group 40.09 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 28.7% 129th Median age 28.21 years 2023 up 14.3% 143rd People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre 4.37 people per square kilometre 2023 down 34.9% 87th Net official development assistance and official aid received 1.51 billion constant 2023 US$ 2023 up 5.4% 30th ← Previous Page 12 of 66 Next →