Readiness score, Social in South Africa
South Africa: Readiness score, Social was 0.2384 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Readiness score, Social in South Africa, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, readiness score, social in South Africa stood at 0.2384. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, readiness score, social in South Africa peaked at 0.2384 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1926, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Readiness score, Social in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.1954 | — |
| 2016 | 0.1926 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1981 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2023 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2053 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2078 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2346 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2379 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2384 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1988 | 0.1926 | 0.2053 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2314 | 0.2078 | 0.2384 | 5 |
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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 115,762 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -1.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 660.86 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is readiness score, social in South Africa?
- Readiness score, social in South Africa was 0.2384 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest readiness score, social recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2384 in 2023.
- What is the lowest readiness score, social recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1926 in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for readiness score, social?
- South Africa ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is readiness score, social rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Readiness score, Social. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.