Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in South Africa, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in South Africa stood at 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre.
The figure is up 594.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in South Africa peaked at 14,496 current US$ per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2,430 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places South Africa 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,914 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2,833 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 2,990 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 5,132 current US$ per square kilometre | +71.6% |
| 1974 | 7,034 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1975 | 4,715 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1976 | 3,764 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1977 | 3,996 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 4,561 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 6,240 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 11,628 current US$ per square kilometre | +86.4% |
| 1981 | 8,789 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1982 | 5,082 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.2% |
| 1983 | 4,578 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 3,463 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1985 | 2,095 current US$ per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1986 | 996.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1987 | 512.81 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1988 | 1,074 current US$ per square kilometre | +109.5% |
| 1989 | 1,980 current US$ per square kilometre | +84.3% |
| 1990 | -1,809 current US$ per square kilometre | -191.4% |
| 1991 | -757.92 current US$ per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 1992 | -246.34 current US$ per square kilometre | -67.5% |
| 1993 | 1,961 current US$ per square kilometre | -896.2% |
| 1994 | 1,843 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 4,407 current US$ per square kilometre | +139.1% |
| 1996 | 3,204 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1997 | 2,283 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1998 | 1,559 current US$ per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1999 | 784.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2000 | 2,092 current US$ per square kilometre | +166.5% |
| 2001 | 1,529 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 5,077 current US$ per square kilometre | +232.0% |
| 2003 | 8,939 current US$ per square kilometre | +76.1% |
| 2004 | 10,019 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 13,497 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 14,496 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 12,375 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 7,940 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 9,900 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 13,606 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2011 | 12,113 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 1,280 current US$ per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2013 | 641.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2014 | -385.52 current US$ per square kilometre | -160.1% |
| 2015 | 1,289 current US$ per square kilometre | -434.5% |
| 2016 | 296.76 current US$ per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 1,626 current US$ per square kilometre | +447.8% |
| 2018 | -2,148 current US$ per square kilometre | -232.1% |
| 2019 | -2,430 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2020 | -2,405 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre | -594.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,758 current US$ per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,050 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +896.2% | -246.34 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,961 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +594.8% | -2,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +447.8% | 296.76 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,626 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +434.5% | -385.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,289 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,418 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,833 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,034 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,020 current US$ per square kilometre | 512.81 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,628 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,323 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,809 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,407 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,587 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,529 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,496 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,589 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,430 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,606 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,748 current US$ per square kilometre | -2,405 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 110 Canada 14,800 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 111 Tajikistan 14,617 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 112 Nicaragua 13,536 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 114 Gabon 11,532 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 10,893 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 116 Rwanda 10,881 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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 adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in South Africa?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in South Africa was 11,901 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 14,496 current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,430 current US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- South Africa ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.