Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enforcing contracts: Court structure and proceedings (0-5) 3.5 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 69th
Enforcing contracts (DB17-20 methodology) - Score 56.88 2019 — 103rd
Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-19) 47.22 2019 — 82nd
Enforcing contracts: Quality of the judicial processes index (0-18) 8.5 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 82nd
Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction 11 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 70th
Paying taxes: Time to comply with corporate income tax correction 82.57 2019 — 110th
Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction 31.57 DB17-20 methodology 2019 — 21st
Paying taxes: Time to complete a corporate income tax correction 1.34 2019 — 161st
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score 81.25 2019 — 55th
Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score 60.79 2019 — 91st
Getting credit: Distance to frontier 60 0-100 2019 — 74th
GDP,current US$,millions,seas. adj. 122,850 2026 down 62.2% 40th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 982,328 number 2018 up 6.2% 31st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 70,693 number 2018 up 15.1% 4th
Annual change in primary energy from oil 6.7 terawatt-hours 2025 down 76.7% 19th
Annual percentage change in primary energy from oil 2.5% 2025 down 72.2% 20th
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower 0.7203 terawatt-hours 2025 up 167.6% 20th
Annual change in primary energy from wind 0.1592 terawatt-hours 2025 down 92.1% 25th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Drained organic soils 392.64 CO2 2019 up 0.2% 63rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Drained organic soils 84.17 N2O 2019 up 0.1% 58th
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Drained organic soils 476.81 2019 up 0.2% 62nd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2) - Drained organic soils 392.64 CO2 2019 up 0.2% 63rd
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Drained organic 84.17 N2O 2019 up 0.1% 58th
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Drained organic soils 0.3176 N2O 2019 up 0.1% 58th
26_Portfolio investment assets 258.45 billion 2025 up 70.4% 30th
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source 5,107 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 0.3% 25th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 6.5% 2019 up 57.5% 88th
20_Paris Club claims 2.19 billion ODA 2024 up 245.4% 22nd
Primary energy from hydropower per person 27.72 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 115.4% 62nd
Primary energy from wind per person 174.49 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 222.3% 35th
21_Paris Club claims 141.00 million non ODA 2024 down 49.1% 59th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, PPP$ 689.71 millions 2019 up 146.6% 49th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 158,705 number 2018 up 25.4% 5th
Access to electricity 84.2% 2016 up 4.3% 159th
Access to electricity 92.9% 2016 up 5.2% 161st
Annual change in primary energy from gas -0.9012 terawatt-hours 2025 down 541.7% 52nd
Annual percentage change in primary energy from gas -1.9% 2025 down 497.9% 55th
Pharmacists per 10,000 population 2.86 per 10,000 population 2024 up 5.9% 85th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ 667.9 millions 2019 up 122.5% 47th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, PPP$ 8,471 millions 2019 up 121.8% 25th
Sunflower seed production 632,000 tonnes 2024 down 24.0% 14th
Average length of stay of international visitors 8.7 days 2013 down 9.4% 21st
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant PPP$ 8,203 millions 2019 up 100.1% 28th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 42,489 number 2018 up 2.5% 11th
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, PPP$ 5,642 millions 2019 up 52.3% 4th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade 10 events 2020 up 233.3% 8th
Annual simplified non-financial accounts by institutional sector 3.46 million National currency 2025 up 59.6% 12th
GDP,constant 2010 US$,millions,seas. adj. 119,181 2026 down 73.2% 42nd
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, constant 5,464 millions 2019 up 37.4% 4th
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score 88.85 2015 up 19.2% 19th
Annual simplified non-financial accounts by institutional sector -581.9 National currency 2025 down 102.1% 27th
School age population, early childhood educational development 3.44 million number 2019 up 75.4% 6th
School age population, early childhood educational development 1.70 million number 2019 up 74.9% 6th
School age population, early childhood educational development 1.74 million number 2019 up 75.9% 6th
Access to electricity 67.9% 2016 down 2.0% 149th
Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. 110,279 2025 up 1.7% 35th
Share of land defined as natural habitat 33.55 2010 up 4.5% 131st
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 810.4 2019 up 57.5% 73rd
Number of daily smokers 5.49 million 2012 down 2.2% 27th
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male 23,727 number 2018 down 22.9% 25th