Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate was 4.06 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa is 4.06 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 24.65 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.7061 % change on previous year, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 164th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 6.69 % change on previous year | +31.7% |
| 1963 | 9.96 % change on previous year | +48.9% |
| 1964 | 10.18 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 8.31 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1966 | 9.02 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 12.43 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1968 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 11.24 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 11.82 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 11.94 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 11.31 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 19.36 % change on previous year | +71.2% |
| 1974 | 18.06 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 12.26 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1976 | 13.56 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 10.98 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 11 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 13.13 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 24.65 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 1981 | 20.36 % change on previous year | -17.4% |
| 1982 | 17.4 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 18.14 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 13.56 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1986 | 16.14 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 19.82 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 18.85 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 20.68 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 17.6 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 18.28 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 18 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 15.49 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 13.34 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 16.1 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 14.57 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 12.35 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 11.27 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 13.36 % change on previous year | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 9.98 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2002 | 16.72 % change on previous year | +67.5% |
| 2003 | 12.75 % change on previous year | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 10.79 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 11.37 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 13.54 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.13 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 2009 | 10.64 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 10.45 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 9 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 7.09 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.35 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 7.39 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -0.7061 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2021 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -1283.4% |
| 2022 | 6.6 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 6.33 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2025 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 4.06 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.79 % change on previous year, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 4.06 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.31 % change on previous year, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1283.4% | -0.7061 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.28 % change on previous year | 5.08 % change on previous year | 12.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.34 % change on previous year | 10.98 % change on previous year | 19.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.73 % change on previous year | 13.56 % change on previous year | 24.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.64 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | 18.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1 % change on previous year | 9.13 % change on previous year | 16.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year | 10.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 % change on previous year | -0.7061 % change on previous year | 8.36 % change on previous year | 6 |
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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)
- 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 services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate in South Africa was 4.06 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.65 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7061 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Services, value added (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.