Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ was 14.73 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 14.73 % for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in South Africa peaked at 30.64 % in 1976 and was at its lowest, 13.18 %, in 2021.
South Africa ranks 175th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.13 % | — |
| 1971 | 26.54 % | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 27.23 % | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 25.74 % | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 25.49 % | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 29.92 % | +17.4% |
| 1976 | 30.64 % | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 28.46 % | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 26.78 % | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 26.66 % | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 26.73 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 28.34 % | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 28.39 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 26.89 % | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 24.76 % | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 23.54 % | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 20.28 % | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 18.42 % | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 20.05 % | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 20.86 % | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 19.76 % | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 17.21 % | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 15.7 % | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 14.75 % | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 14.99 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 15.7 % | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 15.8 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.15 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 16.51 % | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 14.84 % | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 14.39 % | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.03 % | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 14.66 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 15.17 % | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 15.88 % | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.37 % | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 19.02 % | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 21.61 % | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 19.49 % | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 17.56 % | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 17.81 % | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.93 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.58 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.3 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.01 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 17.44 % | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 16.4 % | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 15.92 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 15.47 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.81 % | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 13.18 % | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 14.21 % | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 15.15 % | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 14.73 % | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.26 % | 25.13 % | 30.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.83 % | 18.42 % | 28.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.14 % | 14.75 % | 19.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.6 % | 14.03 % | 21.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.34 % | 15.47 % | 18.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.22 % | 13.18 % | 15.15 % | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,610 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.5058 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,337 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in South Africa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ in South Africa was 14.73 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 30.64 % in 1976.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.18 % in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$?
- South Africa ranks 175th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — share of gdp us$ rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).