Data for Sub-Saharan Africa, South 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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...63
South Africa66

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...-680,868
South Africa166,972

(2024)

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

(2024 billion)

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

(2024 billion)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...5.8
South Africa33.2

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

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

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...3.0
South Africa0.2

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2023)

Sub-Saharan Afr...12
South Africa44

(2023)

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

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...34
South Africa76

(2024)

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

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...27
South Africa45

(2024)

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

(2024)

Sub-Saharan Afr...2.2
South Africa0.6

(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