Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in South Africa
South Africa: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in South Africa, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in South Africa peaked at 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places South Africa 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 75 Uzbekistan 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Cape Verde 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Syria 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Thailand 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Cambodia 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in South Africa?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in South Africa was 0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- South Africa ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.