Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Renewable natural capital, mangroves 445.49 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 1.5% 37th
Renewable natural capital per capita, mangroves 7.58 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 10.7% 56th
Renewable natural capital, timber 61.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 2.1% 11th
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber 1,048 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 13.8% 31st
Renewable natural capital, fisheries 530.70 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 11.6% 52nd
Renewable natural capital per capita, fisheries 9.03 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 22.1% 85th
Renewable natural capital, agricultural land 181.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 0.6% 25th
Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land 3,088 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 12.4% 66th
Human capital 2.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 45.0% 34th
Human capital per capita 34,698 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 27.7% 67th
Human capital, male 1.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 38.0% 38th
Human capital per capita, male 18,508 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 21.6% 71st
Human capital, female 952.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 54.1% 30th
Human capital per capita, female 16,194 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 35.7% 63rd
Political Stability - Number of sources 12 2024 unchanged 8th
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.2308 2024 unchanged 179th
Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for 61.8% 2024 down 9.6% 157th
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for 48.9% 2024 down 11.9% 156th
Political Stability - Governance score 55.35 0-100 2024 down 10.7% 157th
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 167.5% 157th
Control of Corruption - Number of sources 11 2024 down 21.4% 63rd
Control of Corruption - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.16 2024 up 3.4% 167th
Control of Corruption - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval 49.3% 2024 down 6.5% 102nd
Control of Corruption - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval 38.7% 2024 down 8.9% 96th
Control of Corruption - Governance score 43.97 0-100 2024 down 7.5% 99th
Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.1918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,233.5% 99th
13_Multilateral loans, IMF, short term 0 2026 — 82nd
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources 10 2024 unchanged 52nd
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.2054 2024 down 0.2% 170th
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval 53.5% 2024 down 16.9% 127th
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval 40.4% 2024 down 21.1% 114th
Government Effectiveness - Governance score 46.95 0-100 2024 down 18.8% 123rd
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 168.2% 123rd
Regulatory Quality - Number of sources 9 2024 down 10.0% 47th
Regulatory Quality - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1909 2024 up 2.9% 151st
Regulatory Quality - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for 58.9% 2024 down 10.8% 104th
Regulatory Quality - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for 49.0% 2024 down 13.2% 94th
Regulatory Quality - Governance score 53.91 0-100 2024 down 11.9% 98th
Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.0601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 115.0% 98th
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 down 989.1% 105th
07_Multilateral loans, IMF, annual growth rate -66.55 % change on previous year 2025 — 81st
Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.37 million number 2018 up 3.3% 24th
Compilation of government finance statistics 1 2023 up 100.0% 1st
Classification of status of employment 1 2023 — 1st
Classification of household consumption 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Classification of national industry 0.5 2023 unchanged 107th
Business process 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B 74.0% 2024 down 12.9% 155th
National comprehensive wealth index 2.97 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 39.8% 39th
National comprehensive wealth per capita index 50,458 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 23.1% 72nd
Foreign assets 526.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2020 up 3.6% 34th
Foreign assets per capita 8,959 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 8.8% 51st
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - N2O 13,131 2015 down 8.8% 28th
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 34,541 2015 up 7.6% 47th
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - Methane 50,974 2015 up 13.8% 24th
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Production 50.42 2015 down 0.2% 65th
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - Packaging 6.85 2015 down 5.2% 37th
Food GHG emissions by system stage (Share of total) - End_of_Life 19.87 2015 up 14.8% 61st
Renewable electricity 2.3% 2015 up 239.0% 168th
Renewable energy electricity output 5,564 GWh 2015 up 245.6% 77th