Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in South Africa
South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa is 0.0006 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa peaked at 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Africa 115th out of 191 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0006 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0006 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 112 Fiji 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Morocco 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
- 114 Iran 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 116 Chile 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Eswatini 0.0006 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Africa was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- South Africa ranks 115th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), 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.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), 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.