Manufacturing, value added in South Africa
South Africa: Manufacturing, value added was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in South Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in South Africa is -1.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 235.7% on the previous year and down 535.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in South Africa peaked at 15.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -12.1%, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 156th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in South Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.5% | — |
| 1962 | 6.9% | +53.4% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +105.0% |
| 1964 | 15.8% | +11.8% |
| 1965 | 8.4% | -47.0% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 5.4% | -29.0% |
| 1969 | 10.0% | +85.2% |
| 1970 | 6.6% | -33.7% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | -40.3% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +144.3% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -30.1% |
| 1975 | 3.8% | -40.7% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | -34.8% |
| 1977 | -3.3% | -233.6% |
| 1978 | 7.3% | -316.6% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +12.6% |
| 1982 | -5.2% | -156.6% |
| 1983 | -1.8% | -65.6% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | -469.5% |
| 1985 | -3.3% | -149.6% |
| 1986 | -0.2% | -95.0% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -1448.7% |
| 1988 | 6.5% | +195.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -71.3% |
| 1990 | -2.2% | -220.3% |
| 1991 | -4.6% | +103.3% |
| 1992 | -3.3% | -28.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -94.4% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -1582.6% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +140.7% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -78.5% |
| 1997 | 2.7% | +92.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -107.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -400.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +1250.0% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -60.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | -1.5% | -153.7% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -425.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -56.7% |
| 2009 | -10.6% | -559.0% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -155.6% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -51.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | -163.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -71.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -342.4% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -141.9% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -905.4% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | -146.0% |
| 2020 | -12.1% | +1640.0% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -156.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -105.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -205.3% |
| 2024 | -0.4% | -196.5% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | +235.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | -3.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -5.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -4.6% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -10.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -0.7% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -12.1% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 7,985 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2409 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 1,589 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 4.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 28,432 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in South Africa?
- Manufacturing, value added in South Africa was -1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.1% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for manufacturing, value added?
- South Africa ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 535.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.