Services, value added per worker in South Africa
South Africa: Services, value added per worker was 18,596 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added per worker in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added per worker in South Africa is 18,596 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added per worker in South Africa peaked at 20,525 constant 2015 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12,764 constant 2015 US$, in 1993.
That places South Africa 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,392 constant 2015 US$ | 12,764 constant 2015 US$ | 14,179 constant 2015 US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | 16,403 constant 2015 US$ | 14,489 constant 2015 US$ | 18,396 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,141 constant 2015 US$ | 18,950 constant 2015 US$ | 19,299 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,416 constant 2015 US$ | 18,596 constant 2015 US$ | 20,525 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- DEC alternative conversion factor 17.89 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -34.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 765.44 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 42.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -146.54 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -8.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 115,762 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 6,270 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 7.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added per worker in South Africa?
- Services, value added per worker in South Africa was 18,596 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest services, value added per worker recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20,525 constant 2015 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest services, value added per worker recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,764 constant 2015 US$ in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for services, value added per worker?
- South Africa ranks 79th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added per worker rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Services, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in the economy to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.