Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation 1 5 year moving average 2023 unchanged 1st
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy 0.889 5 year moving average 2023 up 11.1% 73rd
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 0.875 5 year moving average 2023 up 75.0% 34th
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 0.9 5 year moving average 2023 up 44.0% 40th
CRVS 1 WDI 2023 — 1st
Dimension 3.2: Economic Statistics 0.9232 2023 up 70.0% 34th
Dimension 3.4: Institutional Statistics 0.895 2023 up 30.2% 37th
Pillar 1 - Data Use - Score 80 2023 up 33.3% 102nd
Reported cases of paralytic polio from wild polioviruses 0 cases 2023 — 3rd
Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 48,594 millions 2019 up 59.5% 20th
Voter turnout of registered voters 58.6% 2024 down 20.2% 113th
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP 10.2% 2022 down 1.1% 62nd
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure 31.2% 2022 down 13.6% 43rd
Affordability of cigarettes 3.9% 2022 down 6.1% 85th
Resources to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries 5.76 million usd 2023 up 2,647.7% 45th
NAAG Chapter 3B: Gross fixed capital formation by asset type 13.88 Percentage of GDP 2025 down 22.9% 36th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 8,983 millions 2019 up 45.2% 18th
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 7,132 millions 2019 up 53.5% 23rd
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 137,715 number 2018 up 86.8% 8th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 47,058 millions 2019 up 43.9% 20th
Government expenditure on primary education as % of GDP 2.4% 2019 up 13.1% 11th
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP 1.9% 2019 up 19.5% 38th
Share of potential polio cases tested and reported to the WHO 85.0% 2023 up 6.2% 76th
History’s hockey stick: Worldwide historical real gross domestic product per capita 12,166 2011 US$ 2018 up 10.8% 76th
GOAL 13: Climate Action 0.5 5 year moving average 2023 — 27th
Dimension 3.3: Environmental Statistics 0.6665 2023 up 49.9% 27th
Pillar 3 - Data Products - Score 83.14 2023 up 38.0% 64th
Non-CO2 GHG emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Land-Use Change and 0.52 2018 up 126.1% 26th
Barley production 374,000 tonnes 2024 up 23.8% 42nd
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days 3.5 Days per year 2024 down 27.1% 34th
Precipitation - Regions — Change in extreme precipitation days -0.9 Days per year 2024 down 280.0% 44th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, annual growth rate -55.91 % change on previous year 2025 down 265.4% 54th
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 281.88 2018 down 3.9% 8th
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Other Fuel Combustion 8.64 2018 up 78.9% 16th
Financial market — Real effective exchange rates - CPI based 97.34 Index 2025 down 2.7% 27th
Share of people at risk of falling into poverty if payment for surgical care is required 32.1% 2022 up 0.9% 46th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 83,535 number 2018 down 14.6% 9th
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people 6.39 per 1,000 people 2022 up 485.4% 54th
Enforcing contracts: Attorney fees 22.6% 2019 unchanged 58th
Enforcing contracts: Court fees 7.6% 2019 unchanged 50th
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement fees 3.0% 2019 unchanged 101st
Enforcing contracts: Enforcement of judgment 80 days 2019 unchanged 168th
Enforcing contracts: Trial and judgment 490 days 2019 unchanged 46th
International financial support to infrastructure 2.34 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 71.3% 7th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 62,454 number 2018 up 27.6% 11th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 49,813 number 2018 down 1.4% 12th
People displaced internally by natural disasters 20,000 number of cases 2023 up 11.1% 56th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 74,607 number 2018 up 50.3% 6th
Pea production 884.08 tonnes 2024 down 6.2% 82nd
Grape production 1.87 million tonnes 2024 down 4.0% 11th
Potential years of life lost 17,551 Years per 100 000 persons 2020 down 41.7% 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant US$ 5,866 millions 2019 up 38.7% 27th
Number of people requiring treatment against neglected tropical diseases 14.44 million Number of people 2024 up 117.7% 16th
Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Cooling degree days days 74.07 Degree days 2023 up 75.1% 18th
Cooling and heating degree days - Regions 459.81 Degree days 2023 down 0.9% 38th
Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Heating degree degree -22.98 Degree days 2023 down 22.7% 6th
Cooling and heating degree days - Regions — Cooling degree days 334.11 Degree days 2023 up 10.5% 13th
Indicator of food price anomalies -0.42 index 2024 down 244.8% 133rd
Government expenditure on primary education, constant US$ 7,388 millions 2019 up 31.3% 23rd
Adjusted net saving (current US dollars) 4.01 billion current US$ 2021 down 49.2% 77th