Data for Upper middle income, South Africa 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Upper middle in...1.3
South Africa20.5

(2022)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2022)

Upper middle in...76
South Africa61

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...2.82
South Africa63,212,384

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...0.2
South Africa1.3

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...-924,069
South Africa228,222

(2023)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa0.4

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 billion)

Upper middle in...29,440
South Africa380.7

(2023 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...10,451.3
South Africa6,022.5

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...4.4
South Africa0.7

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...5.6
South Africa28.0

(2023)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...4.9
South Africa6.1

(2023)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...0.8
South Africa0.2

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Upper middle in...5.877
South Africa6.688

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2022)

Upper middle in...28.8
South Africa14.0

(2022)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Upper middle in...99.5
South Africa86.5

(2022)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Upper middle in...8
South Africa47

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2015)

Upper middle in...4.5
South Africa1.9

(2015)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Upper middle in...60
South Africa72

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2021)

Upper middle in...7
South Africa42

(2021)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2022)

South Africa76.2

(2022)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa82.4

(2023)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...80
South Africa75

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...27
South Africa46

(2023)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Upper middle in...0.9
South Africa0.9

(2023)

Trend
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Upper middle income

  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Indonesia
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Jamaica
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kosovo
  • Libya
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Namibia
  • North Macedonia
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Serbia
  • South Africa
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Thailand
  • Tonga
  • Turkiye
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Ukraine