Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 5 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 5 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 177.2% on the previous year and up 218.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 51.89 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -23.36 % change on previous year, in 1985.
Southern Africa ranks 18th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -52.2% |
| 1973 | 36.81 % change on previous year | +630.8% |
| 1974 | 25.52 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -85.5% |
| 1976 | -3.83 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 1977 | 11.29 % change on previous year | -394.7% |
| 1978 | 15.17 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1979 | 23.34 % change on previous year | +53.9% |
| 1980 | 43.79 % change on previous year | +87.6% |
| 1981 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1982 | -8.24 % change on previous year | -406.1% |
| 1983 | 11.31 % change on previous year | -237.2% |
| 1984 | -11.48 % change on previous year | -201.5% |
| 1985 | -23.36 % change on previous year | +103.4% |
| 1986 | 14.5 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1987 | 31.22 % change on previous year | +115.3% |
| 1988 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1989 | 5.16 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1990 | 16.74 % change on previous year | +224.7% |
| 1991 | 9.95 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1992 | 11.42 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1993 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1994 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +90.2% |
| 1995 | 11.85 % change on previous year | +164.4% |
| 1996 | -4.63 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 1998 | -9.27 % change on previous year | -357.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4992 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3475 % change on previous year | -169.6% |
| 2001 | -10.52 % change on previous year | -3126.6% |
| 2002 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2003 | 51.89 % change on previous year | -1222.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2005 | 12.77 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2007 | 9.5 % change on previous year | +83.4% |
| 2008 | -4.78 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 2009 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -183.5% |
| 2010 | 26.54 % change on previous year | +564.3% |
| 2011 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2012 | -4.97 % change on previous year | -149.4% |
| 2013 | -7.41 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 2014 | -4.21 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2015 | -9.12 % change on previous year | +116.4% |
| 2016 | -5.95 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2017 | 17.32 % change on previous year | -391.2% |
| 2018 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2019 | -4 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2020 | -13.07 % change on previous year | +226.5% |
| 2021 | 23.91 % change on previous year | -282.9% |
| 2022 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 2023 | -6.47 % change on previous year | +124.0% |
| 2024 | 5 % change on previous year | -177.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3126.6% | 0.3475 % change on previous year | -10.52 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1222.0% | -4.62 % change on previous year | 51.89 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.17 % change on previous year | -3.83 % change on previous year | 36.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.34 % change on previous year | -23.36 % change on previous year | 43.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 % change on previous year | -9.27 % change on previous year | 16.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.33 % change on previous year | -10.52 % change on previous year | 51.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -9.12 % change on previous year | 26.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 % change on previous year | -13.07 % change on previous year | 23.91 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 15 Tajikistan 16.01 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Albania 15.38 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Kenya 15.24 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 15.18 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Kyrgyzstan 15.13 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Zimbabwe 14.95 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 14.64 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Southern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.01 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -0.7455 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 61,673 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 0.5481 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.65 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 5,975 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 437,021 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 401,475 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 5,489 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was 5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.89 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.36 % change on previous year in 1985.
- How does Southern Africa rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.