Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score in South Africa

South Africa: Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score was 81.29 scale 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.29 scale 0-100
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
61st
of 181 countries
All-time high
81.7 scale 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
73.64 scale 0-100
in 2019
Years of data
9
2016–2024

Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score in South Africa, 2016–2024

0204060802016202020242016: 76.2 scale 0-1002017: 75.9 scale 0-1002018: 75.6 scale 0-1002019: 73.6 scale 0-1002020: 75.5 scale 0-1002021: 81 scale 0-1002022: 81.2 scale 0-1002023: 81.7 scale 0-1002024: 81.3 scale 0-100

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in scale 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score in South Africa stood at 81.29 scale 0-100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score in South Africa peaked at 81.7 scale 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.64 scale 0-100, in 2019.

That places South Africa 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 75.33 scale 0-100 73.64 scale 0-100 76.15 scale 0-100 4
2020s 80.15 scale 0-100 75.5 scale 0-100 81.7 scale 0-100 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 58 Uzbekistan 81.49 scale 0-100 compare
  2. 59 Iceland 81.47 scale 0-100 compare
  3. 60 Senegal 81.41 scale 0-100 compare
  4. 62 Serbia 80.49 scale 0-100 compare
  5. 63 Mauritius 80.44 scale 0-100 compare
  6. 64 Argentina 80.39 scale 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score in South Africa?
Statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score in South Africa was 81.29 scale 0-100 in 2024, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 81.7 scale 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 73.64 scale 0-100 in 2019.
How does South Africa rank for statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score?
South Africa ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
Is statistical performance indicators (spi): overall score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Unit
scale 0-100
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 1,630 data points, 2016–2024
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The SPI overall score is a composite score measuring country performance across five pillars: data use, data services, data products, data sources, and data infrastructure. The new Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) will replace the Statistical Capacity Index (SCI), which the World Bank has regularly published since 2004. Although the goals are the same, to offer a better tool to measure the statistical systems of countries, the new SPI framework has expanded into new areas including in the areas of data use, administrative data, geospatial data, data services, and data infrastructure. The SPI provides a framework that can help countries measure where they stand in several dimensions and offers an ambitious measurement agenda for the international community.