Data for South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2014)

South Africa31.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...46.0

(2014)

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

(2023)

South Africa66
Sub-Saharan Afr...63

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

South Africa64,007,187
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.29

(2024)

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

(2024)

South Africa1.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

South Africa146,370
Sub-Saharan Afr...-223,909

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa0.425

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2024 billion)

South Africa401.14
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,979.08

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

South Africa6,267.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,532.9

(2024)

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

(2024)

South Africa0.5
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.6

(2024)

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

(2025)

South Africa32.4
Sub-Saharan Afr...5.7

(2025)

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

(2024)

South Africa4.4
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2

(2024)

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

(2024)

South Africa0.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.3

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2022)

South Africa44
Sub-Saharan Afr...12

(2022)

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

(2023)

South Africa79.4

(2023)

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

(2024)

South Africa81.3

(2024)

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

(2023)

South Africa76
Sub-Saharan Afr...36

(2023)

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

(2024)

South Africa45
Sub-Saharan Afr...27

(2024)

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

(2024)

South Africa0.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.3

(2024)

Trend
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Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Angola
  • Benin
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cabo Verde
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Gambia, The
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia, Fed. Rep.
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe