Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in South Africa
South Africa: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in South Africa, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0042 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 102.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Africa peaked at 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 123rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0042 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 120 Romania 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Malaysia 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 France 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Eswatini 0.0039 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Brunei 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Nicaragua 0.0034 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Africa was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- South Africa ranks 123rd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.