GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 3.99 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa stood at 3.99 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 17.42 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.2667 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places South Africa 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 12.68 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1993 | 14.6 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 13.59 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 14.16 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 12.4 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1997 | 10.95 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 8.44 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 9.4 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 13.8 % change on previous year | +46.8% |
| 2001 | 9.96 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2002 | 17.42 % change on previous year | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 2004 | 11.61 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 12.03 % change on previous year | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 12.61 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 11.41 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2010 | 9.42 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 8.45 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 8.57 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 7.15 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.36 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.46 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2020 | -0.2667 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -4336.3% |
| 2022 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2023 | 6.35 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -39.9% |
| 2025 | 3.99 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 3.99 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.59 % change on previous year, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 3.99 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.18 % change on previous year, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4336.3% | -0.2667 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.43 % change on previous year | 8.44 % change on previous year | 15.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.72 % change on previous year | 7.89 % change on previous year | 17.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2 % change on previous year | 5.21 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4 % change on previous year | -0.2667 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 164 Denmark 4.13 % change on previous year compare
- 165 China 4.1 % change on previous year compare
- 166 Switzerland 4.02 % change on previous year compare
- 168 Netherlands 3.87 % change on previous year compare
- 169 Faroe Islands 3.85 % change on previous year compare
- 170 Singapore 3.67 % change on previous year 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa was 3.99 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.42 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2667 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.