South Africa vs Sweden: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

South Africa
0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa rank
78th
Sweden rank
75th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2035 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 0.1721 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1724 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.1264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, South Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1225 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between South Africa and Sweden?
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
South Africa ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.