Japan vs South Africa: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 4.7% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.6% | 3.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 1.2% against 1.1% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for gdp growth?
- Japan ranks 169th and South Africa ranks 171st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.