Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0008 million USD per person for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0011 million USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places South Africa 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +34.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +39.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -30.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +30.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +46.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 million USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 million USD per person | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.001 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.001 million USD per person | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0009 million USD per person compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 89 Guatemala 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 91 Jordan 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 92 Colombia 0.0008 million USD per person compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.0008 million USD per person 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$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in South Africa?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in South Africa was 0.0008 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 90th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.