Gross capital formation in US dollars in South Africa in 2025 — 59,256,087,880 US$. Ranked 43 in the world out of 131. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,403.8%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.26B | +2.82B | +4.99% |
| 2024 | 56.44B | −2.27B | −3.87% |
| 2023 | 58.71B | −5.17B | −8.09% |
| 2022 | 63.88B | +9.97B | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 53.91B | +12.18B | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 41.72B | −19.87B | −32.26% |
| 2019 | 61.6B | −3.94B | −6.01% |
| 2018 | 65.53B | +2.17B | +3.43% |
| 2017 | 63.36B | +8.48B | +15.45% |
| 2016 | 54.88B | −9.72B | −15.05% |
| 2015 | 64.6B | −5.87B | −8.33% |
| 2014 | 70.48B | −6.37B | −8.29% |
| 2013 | 76.84B | −3.89B | −4.81% |
| 2012 | 80.73B | −5.65B | −6.55% |
| 2011 | 86.39B | +12.95B | +17.63% |
| 2010 | 73.44B | +11.55B | +18.67% |
| 2009 | 61.88B | −5.41B | −8.04% |
| 2008 | 67.3B | +2.93B | +4.54% |
| 2007 | 64.37B | +8.19B | +14.57% |
| 2006 | 56.18B | +7.56B | +15.55% |
| 2005 | 48.62B | +5.24B | +12.07% |
| 2004 | 43.39B | +12.54B | +40.65% |
| 2003 | 30.85B | +11.44B | +58.93% |
| 2002 | 19.41B | −327M | −1.66% |
| 2001 | 19.74B | −3.12B | −13.64% |
| 2000 | 22.85B | −866M | −3.65% |
| 1999 | 23.72B | −1.41B | −5.62% |
| 1998 | 25.13B | −2.4B | −8.72% |
| 1997 | 27.53B | +488M | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 27.05B | −3.35B | −11.03% |
| 1995 | 30.4B | +5.11B | +20.22% |
| 1994 | 25.28B | +4.44B | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 20.84B | −2.25B | −9.74% |
| 1992 | 23.09B | −1.02B | −4.23% |
| 1991 | 24.11B | +1.13B | +4.94% |
| 1990 | 22.98B | −45.95M | −0.2% |
| 1989 | 23.03B | +2.37B | +11.48% |
| 1988 | 20.65B | +4.51B | +27.94% |
| 1987 | 16.14B | +1.62B | +11.15% |
| 1986 | 14.53B | +1.17B | +8.75% |
| 1985 | 13.36B | −6.84B | −33.88% |
| 1984 | 20.2B | −4.11B | −16.89% |
| 1983 | 24.31B | +2.99B | +14.01% |
| 1982 | 21.32B | −8.4B | −28.26% |
| 1981 | 29.72B | +3.17B | +11.96% |
| 1980 | 26.54B | +10.4B | +64.42% |
| 1979 | 16.14B | +3.38B | +26.5% |
| 1978 | 12.76B | +384M | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 12.38B | +990M | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 11.39B | −1.21B | −9.6% |
| 1975 | 12.59B | +1.32B | +11.75% |
| 1974 | 11.27B | +3.29B | +41.18% |
| 1973 | 7.98B | +2.18B | +37.66% |
| 1972 | 5.8B | −618M | −9.64% |
| 1971 | 6.42B | +1.05B | +19.62% |
| 1970 | 5.36B | +875M | +19.49% |
| 1969 | 4.49B | +630M | +16.32% |
| 1968 | 3.86B | +7M | +0.18% |
| 1967 | 3.85B | +724M | +23.13% |
| 1966 | 3.13B | −26.6M | −0.84% |
| 1965 | 3.16B | +480M | +17.95% |
| 1964 | 2.68B | +371M | +16.1% |
| 1963 | 2.3B | +585M | +34.04% |
| 1962 | 1.72B | +15.4M | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.7B | +12.6M | +0.75% |
| 1960 | 1.69B | — | — |
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Gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories in current US dollars — what is commonly called investment in the economy. It covers the construction of buildings and structures, purchases of machinery and equipment, roads and networks, as well as the build-up of inventories. The word gross means that the wear of existing capital is not deducted: part of these outlays merely replaces what is retiring rather than adding to the stock.
Important: This concerns outlays on physical capital inside the country, not financial investment and not inflows of foreign capital.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Investment in fixed assets and inventories as a percent of GDP — the base of future growth.
Economy Gross national savingsWhat part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Economy Household consumptionHow much money the residents of a country spend in a year on goods and services for themselves.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Economy GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
Economy GDP growthThe annual growth rate of GDP in constant prices — with inflation stripped out.
