Index of digital trade: A. Enabling e-commerce in South Africa
South Africa: Index of digital trade: A. Enabling e-commerce was 0.0345 Index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. in South Africa is 0.0345 Index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. in South Africa peaked at 0.0345 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 Index, in 2000.
That places South Africa 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Index of digital trade: A. Enabling e-commerce in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 Index | — |
| 2001 | 0 Index | — |
| 2002 | 0.0178 Index | — |
| 2003 | 0.0178 Index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.026 Index | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0262 Index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 Index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 Index | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0272 Index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0272 Index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0275 Index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 Index | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0284 Index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0285 Index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0285 Index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0285 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0286 Index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0286 Index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 Index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 Index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0289 Index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0345 Index | +19.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0345 Index | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0345 Index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0289 Index, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0345 Index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0022 Index, 15.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Index of digital trade: A. Enabling e-commerce in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +46.2% | 0.0178 Index | 0.026 Index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0196 Index | 0 Index | 0.0272 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0284 Index | 0.0275 Index | 0.0288 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0311 Index | 0.0288 Index | 0.0345 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 6 New Zealand 0.0407 Index compare
- 6 Cabo Verde 0.0296 Index compare
- 7 Madagascar 0.029 Index compare
- 7 Colombia 0.0407 Index compare
- 8 Eswatini 0.0289 Index compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 0.0354 Index compare
- 9 Estonia 0.0249 Index compare
- 10 Latvia 0.0249 Index compare
- 10 Philippines 0.0342 Index compare
- 11 Lithuania 0.0249 Index compare
- 11 India 0.0339 Index compare
- 12 Poland 0.0246 Index compare
- 12 Bahrain 0.0327 Index 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. in South Africa?
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. in South Africa was 0.0345 Index in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0345 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Index in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a.?
- South Africa ranks 9th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is index of digital trade integration and openness (indigo) — a. rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — A. Enabling e-commerce. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD Index of Digital Trade Integration and Openness (INDIGO) offers a clear, comprehensive snapshot of international digital trade discussions and commitments across 193 countries since the year 2000. Ranging from zero (no digital trade integration or openness) to one (full integration and openness across all relevant issues and partners), the OECD INDIGO captures both the breadth and depth of global digital trade engagement. It is updated annually and is designed to help policy-makers evaluate how far countries have come—and how far they have to go—toward full digital trade integration. A zip file containing the INDIGO for all countries over 2000-2024 can be downloaded here: OECD INDIGO 2025 A file with the values across bilateral countries can be founds here: bilateral OECD INDIGO 2025 by country