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GDP — South Africa

GDP in South Africa in 2025 — 427,184,325,997 US$. Ranked 39 in the world out of 186. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,782.9%.

2025 427B US$ +6.49% vs 2024
World rank 39of 186
Period maximum 458B US$2011
Period minimum 8.75B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

GDP — South Africa, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,748,596,501 US$1962: 9,813,996,074 US$1964: 11,955,995,218 US$1966: 14,211,394,315 US$1968: 17,124,793,150 US$1970: 21,218,391,513 US$1972: 24,515,919,217 US$1974: 41,389,186,095 US$1976: 41,150,460,288 US$1978: 51,607,412,902 US$1980: 89,411,864,402 US$1982: 85,904,057,409 US$1984: 84,870,163,366 US$1986: 73,354,771,399 US$1988: 103,976,831,871 US$1990: 126,048,140,142 US$1992: 146,956,150,987 US$1994: 153,512,712,382 US$1996: 163,234,925,381 US$1998: 152,982,984,557 US$2000: 151,752,757,215 US$2002: 129,087,556,612 US$2004: 255,806,908,595 US$2006: 303,858,675,364 US$2008: 316,131,258,616 US$2010: 417,363,822,802 US$2012: 434,400,545,086 US$2014: 381,198,869,776 US$2016: 323,585,509,674 US$2018: 405,260,723,893 US$2020: 337,974,655,408 US$2022: 407,596,043,068 US$2024: 401,144,998,374 US$2025: 427,184,325,997 US$
Change over the period: +418B (+4,782.89%) Average annual rate: 6.16 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa

South Africa 427B US$
World 118T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.21T US$
Southern Africa computed 470B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 31.81T US$
GDP — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 427B +26.04B +6.49%
2024 401B +19.7B +5.17%
2023 381B −26.16B −6.42%
2022 408B −12.39B −2.95%
2021 420B +82.01B +24.27%
2020 338B −51.36B −13.19%
2019 389B −15.93B −3.93%
2018 405B +23.81B +6.24%
2017 381B +57.86B +17.88%
2016 324B −23.12B −6.67%
2015 347B −34.49B −9.05%
2014 381B −19.69B −4.91%
2013 401B −33.51B −7.72%
2012 434B −23.8B −5.19%
2011 458B +40.84B +9.78%
2010 417B +87.61B +26.57%
2009 330B +13.62B +4.31%
2008 316B −16.95B −5.09%
2007 333B +29.22B +9.62%
2006 304B +14.99B +5.19%
2005 289B +33.06B +12.92%
2004 256B +58.79B +29.84%
2003 197B +67.93B +52.62%
2002 129B −6.34B −4.68%
2001 135B −16.32B −10.76%
2000 152B +236M +0.16%
1999 152B −1.47B −0.96%
1998 153B −16B −9.47%
1997 169B +5.74B +3.52%
1996 163B −8.5B −4.95%
1995 172B +18.22B +11.87%
1994 154B +6.32B +4.29%
1993 147B +239M +0.16%
1992 147B +11.75B +8.69%
1991 135B +9.16B +7.26%
1990 126B +17.99B +16.65%
1989 108B +4.08B +3.92%
1988 104B +7.44B +7.71%
1987 96.54B +23.18B +31.6%
1986 73.35B +8.9B +13.8%
1985 64.46B −20.41B −24.05%
1984 84.87B −11.33B −11.78%
1983 96.2B +10.3B +11.99%
1982 85.9B −7.24B −7.77%
1981 93.14B +3.73B +4.17%
1980 89.41B +26.37B +41.84%
1979 63.04B +11.43B +22.15%
1978 51.61B +6.28B +13.85%
1977 45.33B +4.18B +10.15%
1976 41.15B −1.76B −4.09%
1975 42.91B +1.52B +3.67%
1974 41.39B +8.13B +24.43%
1973 33.26B +8.75B +35.68%
1972 24.52B +1.1B +4.72%
1971 23.41B +2.19B +10.33%
1970 21.22B +1.96B +10.19%
1969 19.26B +2.13B +12.45%
1968 17.12B +1.3B +8.24%
1967 15.82B +1.61B +11.33%
1966 14.21B +1.14B +8.74%
1965 13.07B +1.11B +9.31%
1964 11.96B +1.1B +10.15%
1963 10.85B +1.04B +10.6%
1962 9.81B +588M +6.37%
1961 9.23B +477M +5.46%
1960 8.75B

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

Gross domestic product is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers, plus taxes on products and minus subsidies, in current prices and converted into US dollars at the official exchange rate. GDP in current dollars is convenient for comparing the size of economies in a given year, but it is poorly suited to trends over time: it is moved both by inflation and by exchange rate swings.

Important: For comparing trends over time there is GDP growth in constant prices, and for comparing living standards, GDP per capita at PPP.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.