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GDP at purchasing power parity — South Africa

GDP at purchasing power parity in South Africa in 2025 — 1,029,850,100,741 int$. Ranked 32 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 296.1%.

2025 1.03T int$ +3.95% vs 2024
World rank 32of 185
Period maximum 1.03T int$2025
Period minimum 260B int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $

GDP at purchasing power parity — South Africa, 1990–20250500B1T1.5T19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 260,029,373,189 int$1991: 266,085,798,526 int$1992: 266,333,582,002 int$1993: 276,009,806,239 int$1994: 290,924,064,496 int$1995: 306,231,574,762 int$1996: 325,246,985,897 int$1997: 339,457,949,141 int$1998: 344,989,365,315 int$1999: 358,268,214,615 int$2000: 381,771,803,863 int$2001: 400,908,060,378 int$2002: 422,203,786,096 int$2003: 443,236,349,879 int$2004: 475,885,687,320 int$2005: 516,707,000,240 int$2006: 562,489,593,737 int$2007: 608,697,898,051 int$2008: 640,223,797,124 int$2009: 634,264,625,681 int$2010: 661,487,016,236 int$2011: 696,526,225,202 int$2012: 698,463,315,669 int$2013: 731,024,717,342 int$2014: 742,688,200,700 int$2015: 759,954,918,902 int$2016: 774,110,394,020 int$2017: 791,817,133,500 int$2018: 782,329,029,153 int$2019: 796,182,639,291 int$2020: 767,391,152,774 int$2021: 841,475,835,219 int$2022: 919,876,345,622 int$2023: 961,603,281,288 int$2024: 990,744,568,514 int$2025: 1,029,850,100,741 int$
Change over the period: +770B (+296.05%) Average annual rate: 4.01 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Africa 1.03T int$
World 211T int$
Sub-Saharan Africa 7.65T int$
Southern Africa computed 1.14T int$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 72.26T int$
GDP at purchasing power parity — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 1.03T +39.11B +3.95%
2024 991B +29.14B +3.03%
2023 962B +41.73B +4.54%
2022 920B +78.4B +9.32%
2021 841B +74.08B +9.65%
2020 767B −28.79B −3.62%
2019 796B +13.85B +1.77%
2018 782B −9.49B −1.2%
2017 792B +17.71B +2.29%
2016 774B +14.16B +1.86%
2015 760B +17.27B +2.32%
2014 743B +11.66B +1.6%
2013 731B +32.56B +4.66%
2012 698B +1.94B +0.28%
2011 697B +35.04B +5.3%
2010 661B +27.22B +4.29%
2009 634B −5.96B −0.93%
2008 640B +31.53B +5.18%
2007 609B +46.21B +8.21%
2006 562B +45.78B +8.86%
2005 517B +40.82B +8.58%
2004 476B +32.65B +7.37%
2003 443B +21.03B +4.98%
2002 422B +21.3B +5.31%
2001 401B +19.14B +5.01%
2000 382B +23.5B +6.56%
1999 358B +13.28B +3.85%
1998 345B +5.53B +1.63%
1997 339B +14.21B +4.37%
1996 325B +19.02B +6.21%
1995 306B +15.31B +5.26%
1994 291B +14.91B +5.4%
1993 276B +9.68B +3.63%
1992 266B +248M +0.09%
1991 266B +6.06B +2.33%
1990 260B — —

Southern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZA South Africa 1.03T BW Botswana 53.03B NA Namibia 37.07B SZ Eswatini 15.74B LS Lesotho 7.53B
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About the indicator

GDP converted at purchasing power parity into international dollars: one international dollar buys as much inside the country as one US dollar buys in the United States. The conversion removes the distortion from exchange rates and price levels, which is why developing economies look larger at PPP than they do in nominal terms.

Important: PPP conversion factors are estimated in the rounds of the International Comparison Program (ICP) and are revised retrospectively from time to time.

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

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