Reference Data in South Africa

3,934 indicators covering reference data for South Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Single commodity indicators — Payments based on output 0 Euro 2024 — 6th
Single commodity indicators — Transfers to producers from consumers 0 Euro 2024 down 100.0% 9th
Human trafficking victims 32 number 2022 down 63.2% 94th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 19.0% 2018 up 168.0% 43rd
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region 8.57 million people 2016 down 41.9% 47th
Account, out of labor force 76.3% 2024 up 29.8% 41st
Account, in labor force 87.8% 2024 up 2.1% 50th
Mountain Green Cover Index 89.6% 2021 down 0.2% 124th
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type 5,107 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 0.3% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 24.0% 2018 up 227.3% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 14.1% 2018 up 105.4% 44th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.364 years 2018 up 157.1% 31st
Passenger-kilometers by air 13.84 billion revenue passenger kilometres 2024 down 58.3% 59th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 2,331 2019 up 25.4% 56th
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service 30 days 2019 unchanged 94th
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel 89,604 Persons 2023 up 30.2% 20th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 0.4604 years 2018 up 214.4% 27th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, male 0.2691 years 2018 up 96.7% 35th
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 55.6% 2019 up 41.9% 23rd
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity 1.71 GPI 2018 up 59.9% 18th
Malnutrition: Number of children who are underweight 277,540 underweight children 2017 down 42.9% 41st
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2025 unchanged 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity 1.71 GPI 2018 up 59.4% 20th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in secondary public 81.0% 2019 down 7.4% 31st
Core CPI,not seas.adj 200.74 2026 up 47.0% 15th
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 6,966 2019 up 40.7% 41st
Share of consumer expenditure spent on food 16.1% 2023 down 24.9% 74th
Food expenditure per person 615.91 current US$ 2023 down 21.3% 93rd
Share of expenditure spent on food vs. food expenditure per person 16.1% 2023 down 24.9% 74th
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation 41.0% 2023 down 2.4% 36th
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 16.4% 2014 up 5.3% 31st
Cumulative number of objects launched into space 9 objects 2023 up 200.0% 45th
Annual number of objects launched into space 1 objects 2023 unchanged 42nd
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - F-gases 689.1 2015 up 23.3% 36th
Core CPI,seas.adj 199.44 2026 up 46.8% 13th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in secondary public 3.3% 2019 up 38.1% 78th
FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total 38.28 Percentage of GDP 2024 down 0.1% 20th
Proportion of population further impoverished due to out-of-pocket 20.2% 2014 down 33.3% 18th
Proportion of population pushed into poverty (based on the societal) 0.3% 2014 down 52.3% 68th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public 78.9% 2019 down 0.2% 43rd
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in public institutions 4.2% 2019 up 10.7% 85th
Trips by domestic tourists per person 0.5451 trips per person 2022 up 15.2% 53rd
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 22.9% 2019 up 32.8% 31st
Countries with a fully funded national statistical plan 1 number 2024 — 1st
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public 3.9% 2019 down 25.7% 68th
Separation of Powers Score 7 2025 unchanged 16th
Stability of Democratic Institutions Index 6.5 2025 down 18.8% 30th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2019 down 100.0% 52nd
Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals 2,026 current US$ 2020 down 15.6% 22nd
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total 119.12 billion current US$ 2020 down 4.2% 15th
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in public 70.6% 2019 up 1.1% 47th
People without basic handwashing facilities 33.69 million people 2020 up 10.6% 12th
Money committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure 972.50 million millions of constant united states dollars 2019 — 15th
Renewable natural capital per capita, hydropower energy 0 current US$ 2020 — 99th
Renewable natural capital, hydropower energy 0 current US$ 2020 — 99th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 100.0% 2018 unchanged 1st
Mean income or consumption per day: 2011 vs. 2017 international-$ 11.94 international-$ in 2017 prices 2014 up 25.2% 73rd
Mean income or consumption per day (2011 prices) 11.18 international-$ in 2011 prices 2014 up 25.2% 70th
How much global land is used as pasture for livestock? 67.33 million 2010 down 2.7% 10th
Number of unique plant genetic samples in conservation facilities 6,951 number 2024 up 10.1% 61st