Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 10.75 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 10.75 % change on previous year for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa peaked at 33.16 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -6.17 % change on previous year, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 73rd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 9.57 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 1973 | 25.23 % change on previous year | +163.7% |
| 1974 | 19.62 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1975 | 22.4 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 14.18 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1977 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 1978 | 13.03 % change on previous year | +660.9% |
| 1979 | 24.12 % change on previous year | +85.1% |
| 1980 | 33.16 % change on previous year | +37.5% |
| 1981 | 27.97 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 10.68 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1983 | 13.78 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 14.2 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -37.2% |
| 1986 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +98.4% |
| 1987 | 19.46 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 21.75 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 22.13 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 16.34 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 22.06 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1992 | 15.33 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1993 | 14.72 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 11.36 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1995 | 15.53 % change on previous year | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -51.9% |
| 1997 | 9.01 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 16.48 % change on previous year | +235.4% |
| 2001 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 16.92 % change on previous year | +52.2% |
| 2003 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 7.34 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5625 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2007 | 12.92 % change on previous year | +2197.7% |
| 2008 | 12.49 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5544 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2010 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -906.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2012 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +286.3% |
| 2013 | 7.47 % change on previous year | +85.2% |
| 2014 | 7.84 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 7.26 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 7.37 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2020 | -6.17 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 2021 | 13.09 % change on previous year | -312.2% |
| 2022 | 9.85 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 10.75 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 10.75 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.07 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 10.75 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.06 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2197.7% | 0.5625 % change on previous year | 12.92 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +906.0% | -0.5544 % change on previous year | 4.47 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +660.9% | 1.71 % change on previous year | 13.03 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +312.2% | -6.17 % change on previous year | 13.09 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.18 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 25.23 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.98 % change on previous year | 8.92 % change on previous year | 33.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.21 % change on previous year | 4.91 % change on previous year | 22.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.13 % change on previous year | -0.5544 % change on previous year | 16.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 7.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 % change on previous year | -6.17 % change on previous year | 13.09 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 70 Czechia 11.53 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Kiribati 11.24 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Kyrgyzstan 11.21 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Slovenia 10.5 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Norway 10.29 % change on previous year compare
- 76 Malta 10.22 % change on previous year 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 10.75 % change on previous year 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 33.16 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.17 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- South Africa ranks 73rd out of 231 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 up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.