Data for South Africa, Upper middle 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
Upper middle in...1.3

(2014)

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

(2022)

South Africa61
Upper middle in...76

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa60,414,495
Upper middle in...2.81

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.9
Upper middle in...0.3

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

South Africa58,496
Upper middle in...605,313

(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
Upper middle in...29,403.68

(2023 billion)

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

(2023)

South Africa6,253.2
Upper middle in...10,461.8

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.6
Upper middle in...4.3

(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
Upper middle in...5.6

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa6.1
Upper middle in...5.0

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.2
Upper middle in...0.8

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa6.688
Upper middle in...5.877

(2020)

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

(2021)

South Africa14.0
Upper middle in...37.7

(2021)

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

(2022)

South Africa86.5
Upper middle in...99.5

(2022)

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

(2021)

South Africa47
Upper middle in...8

(2021)

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
Upper middle in...4.5

(2015)

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

(2022)

South Africa72
Upper middle in...60

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2021)

South Africa42
Upper middle in...7

(2021)

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

(2022)

South Africa73.0

(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

(2022)

South Africa75
Upper middle in...80

(2022)

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

(2023)

South Africa46
Upper middle in...27

(2023)

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

(2023)

South Africa0.9
Upper middle in...0.9

(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