Economic indicators · South Africa
47 indicators| Indicator | Category | Latest | Unit | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | Prices & Inflation | 4.36 | percent | 21 |
| Consumer Price Index | Prices & Inflation | 203.4 | index | 16 |
| GDP Deflator Inflation | Prices & Inflation | 3.92 | annual percent | 34 |
| GDP Growth | Growth & Output | 0.53 | annual percent | 64 |
| Nominal GDP | Growth & Output | 401.14 bn | current US$ | 38 |
| GDP per Capita | Growth & Output | 6,267 | current US$ | 58 |
| GDP PPP | Growth & Output | 989.31 bn | current international $ | 31 |
| Gross Capital Formation | Growth & Output | 14.07 | percent of GDP | 69 |
| Gross Savings | Growth & Output | 13.58 | percent of GDP | 68 |
| Industry Share of GDP | Growth & Output | 24.31 | percent of GDP | 41 |
| Services Share of GDP | Growth & Output | 62.99 | percent of GDP | 29 |
| Agriculture Share of GDP | Growth & Output | 2.81 | percent of GDP | 35 |
| Government Debt | Public Finance | 79.45 | percent of GDP | 12 |
| Government Spending | Public Finance | 19.19 | percent of GDP | 31 |
| Government Expense | Public Finance | 33.42 | percent of GDP | 30 |
| Government Revenue | Public Finance | 29.81 | percent of GDP | 33 |
| Tax Revenue | Public Finance | 25.4 | percent of GDP | 10 |
| Interest Payments | Public Finance | 17.29 | percent of revenue | 11 |
| Military Spending | Public Finance | 0.7 | percent of GDP | 65 |
| Unemployment | Labor Market | 32.39 | percent | 1 |
| Youth Unemployment | Labor Market | 59.93 | percent | 1 |
| Employment Rate | Labor Market | 37.58 | percent | 72 |
| Labor Force Participation | Labor Market | 55.58 | percent | 60 |
| Labor Force Total | Labor Market | 26.73 m | people | 23 |
| Vulnerable Employment | Labor Market | 11.66 | percent | 37 |
| Current Account Balance | External Sector | -0.64 | percent of GDP | 42 |
| Exports | Trade | 31.79 | percent of GDP | 48 |
| Imports | Trade | 29.85 | percent of GDP | 51 |
| Trade Openness | Trade | 61.65 | percent of GDP | 51 |
| FDI Inflows | External Sector | 0.58 | percent of GDP | 59 |
| Foreign Reserves | External Sector | 65.43 bn | current US$ | 35 |
| External Debt | External Sector | 44.83 | percent of GNI | 10 |
| Personal Remittances | External Sector | 0.21 | percent of GDP | 53 |
| Official Exchange Rate | Monetary & Financial | 18.33 | LCU per US$ | 26 |
| Real Interest Rate | Monetary & Financial | 7.42 | percent | 9 |
| Lending Interest Rate | Monetary & Financial | 11.63 | percent | 11 |
| Deposit Interest Rate | Monetary & Financial | 7.92 | percent | 11 |
| Broad Money | Monetary & Financial | 73.86 | percent of GDP | 31 |
| Domestic Credit to Private Sector | Monetary & Financial | 89.45 | percent of GDP | 24 |
| Stock Market Capitalization | Monetary & Financial | 245.72 | percent of GDP | 2 |
| Population | Population & Society | 64.01 m | people | 21 |
| Urban Population | Population & Society | 63.69 | percent | 53 |
| Age Dependency Ratio | Population & Society | 48.31 | percent | 55 |
| Life Expectancy | Population & Society | 66.31 | years | 71 |
| Fertility Rate | Population & Society | 2.21 | births per woman | 14 |
| Gini Index | Population & Society | 54.1 | index | 2 |
| Poverty Headcount | Population & Society | 37.9 | percent | 4 |
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ZAFNameSouth Africa
RegionAfrica
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