Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices, per was 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0341 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
110th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0364 million USD per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0103 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa peaked at 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Africa ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0109 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0132 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0198 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0217 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0241 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0248 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0268 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.028 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.035 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.032 million USD per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.035 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0357 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0359 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0198 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0227 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0248 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0268 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0339 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0335 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0319 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 107 Chile 0.0357 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Turkmenistan 0.0349 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 Ghana 0.0342 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Albania 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 112 Uganda 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Argentina 0.0316 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per in South Africa was 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per?
- South Africa ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, 2015 prices, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 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 US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, 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.