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Industry share of GDP — all countries

Industry share of GDP — South Africa

Industry share of GDP in South Africa in 2025 — 24.1%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 158. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 8.4 pp.

2025 24.1% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 158
Period maximum 42.4%1980
Period minimum 23.3%2020

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Industry share of GDP — South Africa, 1960–202520253035404519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 32.5%1962: 32.9%1964: 34.2%1966: 34.8%1968: 33.4%1970: 33.8%1972: 33.4%1974: 36%1976: 37.2%1978: 37.1%1980: 42.4%1982: 39.1%1984: 38%1986: 38.2%1988: 36.3%1990: 35.6%1992: 33.1%1994: 31.2%1996: 29.9%1998: 28.6%2000: 28.2%2002: 28.5%2004: 26.3%2006: 24.9%2008: 26.9%2010: 25.3%2012: 24.5%2014: 24.3%2016: 23.8%2018: 23.5%2020: 23.3%2022: 25%2024: 24.3%2025: 24.1%
Change over the period: −8.4 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

South Africa 24.1%
World 25%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.1%
Southern Africa computed 24.5%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 32.7%
Industry share of GDP — South Africa, by year South Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.1 −0.2 pp
2024 24.3 −0.3 pp
2023 24.6 −0.4 pp
2022 25 +0.1 pp
2021 24.9 +1.6 pp
2020 23.3 −0.3 pp
2019 23.6 +0.1 pp
2018 23.5 −0.1 pp
2017 23.6 −0.2 pp
2016 23.8 +0.1 pp
2015 23.7 −0.6 pp
2014 24.3 −0.2 pp
2013 24.6 +0.1 pp
2012 24.5 −0.4 pp
2011 24.8 −0.5 pp
2010 25.3 −0.4 pp
2009 25.7 −1.2 pp
2008 26.9 +1.6 pp
2007 25.3 +0.4 pp
2006 24.9 −1.2 pp
2005 26 −0.3 pp
2004 26.3 −0.6 pp
2003 26.9 −1.6 pp
2002 28.5 −0 pp
2001 28.5 +0.3 pp
2000 28.2 +0.6 pp
1999 27.7 −0.9 pp
1998 28.6 −0.7 pp
1997 29.3 −0.6 pp
1996 29.9 −1.1 pp
1995 31 −0.2 pp
1994 31.2 −0.7 pp
1993 31.9 −1.1 pp
1992 33.1 −1.4 pp
1991 34.4 −1.2 pp
1990 35.6 −0.2 pp
1989 35.8 −0.6 pp
1988 36.3 −0.3 pp
1987 36.7 −1.5 pp
1986 38.2 +0.3 pp
1985 37.9 −0.1 pp
1984 38 −1.4 pp
1983 39.3 +0.2 pp
1982 39.1 −1.7 pp
1981 40.8 −1.6 pp
1980 42.4 +2.6 pp
1979 39.8 +2.6 pp
1978 37.1 +1.1 pp
1977 36 −1.3 pp
1976 37.2 +0.2 pp
1975 37 +1 pp
1974 36 +0.8 pp
1973 35.3 +1.9 pp
1972 33.4 +0.9 pp
1971 32.5 −1.3 pp
1970 33.8 −0 pp
1969 33.8 +0.4 pp
1968 33.4 +0 pp
1967 33.4 −1.4 pp
1966 34.8 −0.4 pp
1965 35.2 +1 pp
1964 34.2 +0.9 pp
1963 33.3 +0.4 pp
1962 32.9 +0.1 pp
1961 32.7 +0.2 pp
1960 32.5 —

Southern Africa, 2025

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

SZ Eswatini 33.6 NA Namibia 28.9 BW Botswana 27.9 LS Lesotho 25.2 ZA South Africa 24.1
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About the indicator

The share of industrial value added — mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply and construction — in GDP. The classification follows the ISIC divisions. A high share can mean either a developed manufacturing sector or dependence on resource extraction, so the indicator should be read alongside the share of manufacturing.

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

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