Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0142 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0142 million SLC per person for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa peaked at 0.0142 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 92nd of 194 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 | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.003 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 million SLC per person | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 million SLC per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0093 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0114 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 million SLC per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.012 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.013 million SLC per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0142 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0119 million SLC per person, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0142 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 million SLC per person, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0014 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0027 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 million SLC per person | 0.0042 million SLC per person | 0.008 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 million SLC per person | 0.0081 million SLC per person | 0.0117 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 million SLC per person | 0.0108 million SLC per person | 0.0142 million SLC per person | 4 |
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)
- 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 0.0142 million SLC per person 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 0.0142 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- South Africa ranks 92nd 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 up 62.8%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.