Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in South Africa
South Africa: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 was 0.0105 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in South Africa stood at 0.0105 million SLC per person.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in South Africa peaked at 0.0152 million SLC per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 million SLC per person, in 1992.
South Africa ranks 111th 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0102 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0111 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 million SLC per person | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 million SLC per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | -21.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.007 million SLC per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0079 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 million SLC per person | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 million SLC per person | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.014 million SLC per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0133 million SLC per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0146 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.014 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 million SLC per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 million SLC per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | -4.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0105 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0117 million SLC per person, 90% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0105 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0609 million SLC per person, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0106 million SLC per person | 0.0095 million SLC per person | 0.0119 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0093 million SLC per person | 0.0066 million SLC per person | 0.012 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 million SLC per person | 0.0061 million SLC per person | 0.0083 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 million SLC per person | 0.0078 million SLC per person | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 million SLC per person | 0.0125 million SLC per person | 0.0146 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 million SLC per person | 0.0104 million SLC per person | 0.011 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 108 Ukraine 0.0117 million SLC per person compare
- 109 Canada 0.0116 million SLC per person compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0106 million SLC per person compare
- 112 Turkey 0.0103 million SLC per person compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 million SLC per person compare
- 114 British Virgin Islands 0.0099 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in South Africa?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 in South Africa was 0.0105 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0152 million SLC per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 million SLC per person in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015?
- South Africa ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, 2015 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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.