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South Africa

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GDP1.1%
Inflation3.2%
Unemploy.32.4%
Debt78.6%
Invest.13.9%
Fiscal-5.8% GDP
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GDP Growth
1.1%
2025 · World Bank WDI
GDP per capita
Output per person at market prices (current USD)
$7k
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GDP (PPP) per capita
Output per person adjusted for local purchasing power
$15k
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GDP 5Y avg growth
Average real GDP growth rate over the last 5 years
1.9%
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Nominal GDP
Total economic output in current US dollars (billions)
$427.2bn
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GDP Growth — 10-year trend
Historical data
2025
1.1%
2024
0.5%
2023
0.8%
2022
2.1%
2021
4.9%
2020
-6.2%
2019
0.3%
2018
1.6%
2017
1.2%
2016
0.7%
2015
1.3%
2014
1.4%

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GDP: 4%
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GDP: 4.4%
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Ethiopia
GDP: 9.8%
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Kenya
GDP: 4.6%
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Ghana
GDP: 6%
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Tanzania
GDP: 5.9%