GDP — all countries

GDP — Southern Africa

GDP in Southern Africa in 2025 — 469,927,399,023 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,210.7%.

2025 470B US$ +6.48% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 493B US$2011
Period minimum 8.85B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

GDP — Southern Africa, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,848,664,746 US$1962: 9,937,428,976 US$1964: 12,114,532,099 US$1966: 14,396,419,917 US$1968: 17,332,287,535 US$1970: 21,495,514,674 US$1972: 24,908,029,812 US$1974: 42,110,402,560 US$1976: 41,942,695,486 US$1978: 52,805,020,428 US$1980: 93,868,263,834 US$1982: 89,924,023,096 US$1984: 88,889,892,650 US$1986: 77,324,420,831 US$1988: 110,278,903,031 US$1990: 134,339,802,624 US$1992: 156,647,927,062 US$1994: 163,736,020,715 US$1996: 174,620,700,121 US$1998: 164,151,945,681 US$2000: 164,047,772,235 US$2002: 140,045,312,691 US$2004: 275,595,150,737 US$2006: 326,795,013,862 US$2008: 340,472,343,110 US$2010: 448,027,977,253 US$2012: 468,575,578,461 US$2014: 415,830,517,966 US$2016: 355,226,898,160 US$2018: 443,174,684,506 US$2020: 369,707,033,231 US$2022: 447,588,284,024 US$2024: 441,322,608,513 US$2025: 469,927,399,023 US$
Change over the period: +461B (+5,210.72%) Average annual rate: 6.3 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 470B US$
World 118T US$
GDP — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 470B +28.6B +6.48%
2024 441B +21.2B +5.04%
2023 420B −27.46B −6.14%
2022 448B −10.77B −2.35%
2021 458B +88.65B +23.98%
2020 370B −55.9B −13.13%
2019 426B −17.57B −3.96%
2018 443B +25.96B +6.22%
2017 417B +61.99B +17.45%
2016 355B −22.62B −5.99%
2015 378B −37.99B −9.14%
2014 416B −18.2B −4.19%
2013 434B −34.54B −7.37%
2012 469B −24.56B −4.98%
2011 493B +45.11B +10.07%
2010 448B +93.95B +26.53%
2009 354B +13.61B +4%
2008 340B −17.08B −4.78%
2007 358B +30.76B +9.41%
2006 327B +15.98B +5.14%
2005 311B +35.22B +12.78%
2004 276B +62.83B +29.53%
2003 213B +72.72B +51.93%
2002 140B −6.76B −4.6%
2001 147B −17.24B −10.51%
2000 164B +717M +0.44%
1999 163B −822M −0.5%
1998 164B −16.72B −9.24%
1997 181B +6.25B +3.58%
1996 175B −8.53B −4.65%
1995 183B +19.41B +11.85%
1994 164B +6.94B +4.42%
1993 157B +151M +0.1%
1992 157B +12.64B +8.78%
1991 144B +9.66B +7.19%
1990 134B +19.47B +16.95%
1989 115B +4.59B +4.16%
1988 110B +8.49B +8.34%
1987 102B +24.46B +31.64%
1986 77.32B +9.51B +14.03%
1985 67.81B −21.08B −23.71%
1984 88.89B −11.73B −11.65%
1983 101B +10.69B +11.89%
1982 89.92B −7.55B −7.74%
1981 97.47B +3.6B +3.84%
1980 93.87B +29.31B +45.4%
1979 64.56B +11.76B +22.26%
1978 52.81B +6.53B +14.11%
1977 46.28B +4.33B +10.33%
1976 41.94B −1.76B −4.02%
1975 43.7B +1.59B +3.77%
1974 42.11B +8.26B +24.4%
1973 33.85B +8.94B +35.9%
1972 24.91B +1.16B +4.87%
1971 23.75B +2.26B +10.49%
1970 21.5B +1.99B +10.2%
1969 19.51B +2.17B +12.54%
1968 17.33B +1.32B +8.23%
1967 16.01B +1.62B +11.24%
1966 14.4B +1.16B +8.73%
1965 13.24B +1.13B +9.29%
1964 12.11B +1.12B +10.2%
1963 10.99B +1.06B +10.63%
1962 9.94B +600M +6.42%
1961 9.34B +489M +5.53%
1960 8.85B

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.