Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing in South Africa
South Africa: Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing was 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa is 0.001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa peaked at 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 93rd out of 174 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Capital stock, Private sector … stock square kilometre Purchasing in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.001 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 90 Chile 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Nigeria 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Honduras 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Nepal 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Azerbaijan 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Fiji 0.001 units 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 capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa?
- Capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa was 0.001 units per square kilometre 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 0.001 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for capital stock, private sector, constant prices, purchasing power?
- South Africa ranks 93rd out of 174 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 43.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- 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
Capital stock, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.