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South Africa

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ISO3 code
ZAF
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Upper middle income

Latest available World Bank data

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Last refreshed by BizNavi Hub: Sep 22, 2026

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  • Gross domestic product

    $427.2B

    2025

    South Africa

  • GDP growth rate

    1.1%

    2025

    South Africa

  • GDP per capita

    $6,598

    2025

    South Africa

  • Total population

    64.7M

    2025

    South Africa

  • Inflation, consumer prices

    3.2%

    2025

    South Africa

  • Unemployment rate

    32.4%

    2025

    South Africa

  • Exports of goods and services

    $134.2B

    2025

    South Africa

  • Imports of goods and services

    $126.0B

    2025

    South Africa

  • Trade balance

    $8.2B

    2025

    South Africa

  • Foreign direct investment, net inflows

    -$2.2B

    2025

    South Africa

  • Individuals using the internet

    78.4%

    2024

    South Africa

  • Urban population share

    63.8%

    2025

    South Africa

An indicator missing from this list has no published figure for this economy. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.

Trend, 2016 to 2025

Gross domestic product

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PeriodSouth Africa
2016$323.6B
2017$381.4B
2018$405.3B
2019$389.3B
2020$338.0B
2021$420.0B
2022$407.6B
2023$381.4B
2024$401.1B
2025$427.2B

Observations, 2016 to 2025

Observations, 2016 to 2025
IndicatorGeographyPeriodValueSourceLast updated
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2016$323.6BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2017$381.4BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2018$405.3BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2019$389.3BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2020$338.0BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2021$420.0BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2022$407.6BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2023$381.4BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2024$401.1BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026
Gross domestic productSouth Africa2025$427.2BWorld Bank Open DataJul 13, 2026

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Where these figures come from

Indicator code
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
Official series name
GDP (current US$)
Retrieved by BizNavi Hub
Sep 22, 2026
Provider last revised
Jul 13, 2026
Last refreshed by BizNavi Hub
Sep 22, 2026
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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