2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per unit of GDP in South Africa
South Africa: 2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per unit of GDP was 0 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value, per unit in South Africa, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in No per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 No per US$ of GDP for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit in South Africa peaked at 0 No per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 No per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places South Africa 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | No per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +101.5% |
| 2007 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 0 No per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 No per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 No per US$ of GDP, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 No per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 No per US$ of GDP, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 2.5.1b Number of local: Value, per unit of GDP in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +101.5% | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 0 No per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit in South Africa?
- 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit in South Africa was 0 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 No per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 No per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit?
- South Africa ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 2.5.1b number of local breeds kept in the country — value, per unit rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- 2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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2.5.1b Number of local breeds kept in the country — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.