Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices … capita Purchasing in South Africa
South Africa: Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices … capita Purchasing was 0 units per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power in South Africa, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa is 0 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa peaked at 0 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1995.
That places South Africa 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices … capita Purchasing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 86% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 7.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
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 capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa?
- Capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power?
- South Africa ranks 88th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.