Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2989 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.2989 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.087 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.087 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places South Africa 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0907 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0922 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0964 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1023 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1041 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1064 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1063 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1095 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1137 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1212 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1277 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1272 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1249 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1312 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1296 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1297 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1324 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1379 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1412 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1408 million USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1431 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1439 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1496 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1544 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1592 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.166 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1703 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1712 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1753 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1826 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1876 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2002 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2094 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2204 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2328 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2452 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2531 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2492 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2649 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2712 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.278 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2819 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2856 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2875 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2909 million USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2954 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2961 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2785 million USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2916 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2972 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1137 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1303 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1212 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1412 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1574 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1408 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1753 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2175 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1826 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2531 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2808 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2961 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2915 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2785 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 114 Kiribati 0.3221 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Samoa 0.3163 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 116 Ghana 0.3099 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.2978 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 119 Belarus 0.2935 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 120 Morocco 0.292 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2989 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.087 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.