Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0727 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in South Africa is 0.0727 million SLC per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in South Africa peaked at 0.0787 million SLC per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0525 million SLC per person, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 91st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0604 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0612 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0605 million SLC per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0614 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0634 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0627 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0624 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0607 million SLC per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0608 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0614 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0635 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0647 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0623 million SLC per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.059 million SLC per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0599 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0573 million SLC per person | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0555 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0549 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0555 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0552 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0535 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0531 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0525 million SLC per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0535 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0543 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0553 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0569 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0577 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0573 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0581 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0599 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.061 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0627 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0639 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0661 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0689 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0721 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0751 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0746 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0759 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0774 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0781 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0787 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0785 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0779 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0777 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0781 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.078 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0769 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0712 million SLC per person | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0734 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0737 million SLC per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0732 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0727 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0727 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0458 million SLC per person, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0727 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3487 million SLC per person, 21% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0615 million SLC per person | 0.0604 million SLC per person | 0.0634 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0588 million SLC per person | 0.0549 million SLC per person | 0.0647 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0552 million SLC per person | 0.0525 million SLC per person | 0.0581 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0681 million SLC per person | 0.0599 million SLC per person | 0.0766 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0777 million SLC per person | 0.0759 million SLC per person | 0.0787 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0728 million SLC per person | 0.0712 million SLC per person | 0.0737 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 88 Saudi Arabia 0.0839 million SLC per person compare
- 89 Ireland 0.0822 million SLC per person compare
- 90 Australia 0.0742 million SLC per person compare
- 92 Moldova 0.0723 million SLC per person compare
- 93 Botswana 0.0699 million SLC per person compare
- 94 Cayman Islands 0.0687 million SLC per person 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in South Africa was 0.0727 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0787 million SLC per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0525 million SLC per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- South Africa ranks 91st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.