Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in South Africa
South Africa: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
122nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.3637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in South Africa is 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in South Africa peaked at 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 122nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2622 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2297 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.223 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1934 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2489 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2694 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1997 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2549 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2943 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2938 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1961 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Jamaica 0.3495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Ukraine 0.347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 El Salvador 0.3345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 French Polynesia 0.3337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 0.3301 BoP, 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in South Africa?
- Exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in South Africa was 0.3434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- South Africa ranks 122nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.