Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0023 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 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in South Africa peaked at 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 110th 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0025 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0027 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 0.005 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0057 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0138 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0153 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0216 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0254 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0304 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0451 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0525 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0641 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0739 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0848 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0944 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1091 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1173 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1278 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1347 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1414 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1647 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.183 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2139 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2273 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2451 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.263 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2645 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2987 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.336 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3342 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3491 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3528 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.367 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3944 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4253 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4562 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4898 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5238 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5507 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.575 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5396 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6102 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6703 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9063 million SLC per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0046 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0081 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0108 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0451 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0525 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1414 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.253 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1647 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.336 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4484 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3491 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.575 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6406 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5396 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 107 Norway 0.853 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kyrgyzstan 0.8075 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 109 Nicaragua 0.7426 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 111 Brunei 0.7178 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 112 Slovenia 0.6224 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 113 Niger 0.578 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 0.7424 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 0.7424 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- South Africa ranks 110th 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 88.2%. 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 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 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 ÷ 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 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.