Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -33.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa stood at -33.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa peaked at -23.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -37.7%, in 2020.
Southern Africa ranks 22nd of 27 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -24.5% | — |
| 2001 | -24.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | -23.8% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | -24.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | -25.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | -25.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | -26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | -27.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | -29.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | -29.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -31.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | -30.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | -31.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | -31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | -33.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | -32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | -33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | -33.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | -34.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | -37.7% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | -34.4% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | -33.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -25.8% | -29.6% | -23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.2% | -34.3% | -29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -35.1% | -37.7% | -33.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 61,673 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 15.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Southern Africa was -33.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -23.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.7% in 2020.
- How does Southern Africa rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Southern Africa ranks 22nd out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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