Data for South Africa, High income 

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

(2014)

South Africa20.5
High income0.5

(2014)

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

(2022)

South Africa61
High income80

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa60,414,495
High income1.4

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.9
High income0.5

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa58,496
High income776,639

(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)

South Africa377.78
High income67,653.74

(2023 billion)

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

(2023)

South Africa6,253.2
High income48,220.0

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.6
High income1.6

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa28.0
High income4.4

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa6.1
High income4.9

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.2
High income0.3

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa6.7
High income7.8

(2020)

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

(2021)

South Africa14.0
High income29.8

(2021)

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

(2022)

South Africa86.5
High income100.0

(2022)

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

(2020)

South Africa45
High income9

(2020)

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

(2015)

South Africa1.9
High income9.6

(2015)

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

(2022)

South Africa72
High income91

(2022)

Trend
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High income

  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bahamas, The
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Belgium
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Channel Islands
  • Chile
  • Croatia
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea, Rep.
  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macao SAR, China
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Nauru
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Seychelles
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)