Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
113th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4643 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.1313 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa is 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa peaked at 0.4643 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1313 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 113th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1313 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1397 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.145 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1584 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1687 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1752 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1796 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1736 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1862 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2015 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.218 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2381 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2257 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2216 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2363 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2286 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2282 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2332 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2484 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.253 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2473 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2583 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2662 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.277 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2845 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.303 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3072 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3155 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3149 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3168 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3424 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3534 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3633 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3578 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3753 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3986 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4243 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.447 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4573 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4087 million SLC per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4329 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.446 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4554 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.457 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4562 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4582 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4574 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4643 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4611 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.407 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4342 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4326 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4142 million SLC per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1659 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1313 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2015 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2331 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.218 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.253 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2891 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2473 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3168 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3928 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3424 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4573 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4548 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4329 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4643 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4271 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.407 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 110 Kyrgyzstan 0.4689 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 111 France 0.4476 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.439 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 114 Grenada 0.3938 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 115 Slovakia 0.3874 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 116 Central African Republic 0.3575 million SLC per square kilometre 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa was 0.4345 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4643 million SLC per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1313 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- South Africa ranks 113th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.