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GDP at purchasing power parity — Southern Africa

GDP at purchasing power parity in Southern Africa in 2025 — 1,143,214,358,442 int$. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 312%.

2025 1.14T int$ +3.93% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 1.14T int$2025
Period minimum 277B int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $

GDP at purchasing power parity — Southern Africa, 1990–20250500B1T1.5T19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 277,481,575,817 int$1991: 285,341,123,253 int$1992: 286,933,960,806 int$1993: 297,334,840,135 int$1994: 313,369,066,528 int$1995: 330,390,161,443 int$1996: 351,008,946,656 int$1997: 367,220,762,811 int$1998: 373,534,738,051 int$1999: 388,972,234,770 int$2000: 413,967,160,039 int$2001: 434,140,086,616 int$2002: 457,632,850,767 int$2003: 480,989,402,113 int$2004: 516,794,399,529 int$2005: 560,607,535,458 int$2006: 611,107,037,283 int$2007: 661,299,927,127 int$2008: 695,437,158,271 int$2009: 686,093,814,357 int$2010: 717,869,892,036 int$2011: 757,173,503,485 int$2012: 759,253,372,158 int$2013: 796,551,878,294 int$2014: 814,512,528,579 int$2015: 831,942,680,940 int$2016: 851,277,571,339 int$2017: 867,785,564,363 int$2018: 859,744,132,039 int$2019: 875,458,964,711 int$2020: 845,944,999,036 int$2021: 929,704,628,521 int$2022: 1,018,689,926,876 int$2023: 1,067,661,837,235 int$2024: 1,100,029,307,737 int$2025: 1,143,214,358,442 int$
Change over the period: +866B (+312%) Average annual rate: 4.13 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Southern Africa 1.14T int$
World 211T int$
GDP at purchasing power parity — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 1.14T +43.19B +3.93%
2024 1.1T +32.37B +3.03%
2023 1.07T +48.97B +4.81%
2022 1.02T +88.99B +9.57%
2021 930B +83.76B +9.9%
2020 846B −29.51B −3.37%
2019 875B +15.71B +1.83%
2018 860B −8.04B −0.93%
2017 868B +16.51B +1.94%
2016 851B +19.33B +2.32%
2015 832B +17.43B +2.14%
2014 815B +17.96B +2.25%
2013 797B +37.3B +4.91%
2012 759B +2.08B +0.27%
2011 757B +39.3B +5.48%
2010 718B +31.78B +4.63%
2009 686B −9.34B −1.34%
2008 695B +34.14B +5.16%
2007 661B +50.19B +8.21%
2006 611B +50.5B +9.01%
2005 561B +43.81B +8.48%
2004 517B +35.8B +7.44%
2003 481B +23.36B +5.1%
2002 458B +23.49B +5.41%
2001 434B +20.17B +4.87%
2000 414B +24.99B +6.43%
1999 389B +15.44B +4.13%
1998 374B +6.31B +1.72%
1997 367B +16.21B +4.62%
1996 351B +20.62B +6.24%
1995 330B +17.02B +5.43%
1994 313B +16.03B +5.39%
1993 297B +10.4B +3.62%
1992 287B +1.59B +0.56%
1991 285B +7.86B +2.83%
1990 277B — —

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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