Data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa 

Social

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

(2024)

Middle East, No...72
Sub-Saharan Afr...63
South Africa66

(2024)

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)

Middle East, No...14.4
Sub-Saharan Afr...45.1
South Africa17.4

(2024)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2025)

Middle East, No...828,025,185
Sub-Saharan Afr...1.32
South Africa64,747,319

(2025)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...1.8
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.4
South Africa1.1

(2025)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Middle East, No...-775,711
Sub-Saharan Afr...-223,909
South Africa146,370

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

South Africa0.425

(2020)

Trend

Economic

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

(2025 billion)

Middle East, No...5,135.57
Sub-Saharan Afr...2,211.22
South Africa427.18

(2025 billion)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...6,202.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...1,673.1
South Africa6,597.7

(2025)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...2.7
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.1
South Africa1.1

(2025)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...7.8
Sub-Saharan Afr...5.7
South Africa32.4

(2025)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...2.1
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.4
South Africa3.2

(2025)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...3.1
Sub-Saharan Afr...3.2
South Africa0.2

(2025)

Trend

Environment

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

(2024)

Middle East, No...96.8
Sub-Saharan Afr...55.1
South Africa90.2

(2024)

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

(2023)

Middle East, No...2.2
Sub-Saharan Afr...25.7
South Africa14.0

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Middle East, No...4.1
Sub-Saharan Afr...0.7
South Africa6.9

(2024)

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

(2022)

Middle East, No...148
Sub-Saharan Afr...3
South Africa47

(2022)

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

(2021)

Middle East, No...2.9
Sub-Saharan Afr...4.2
South Africa3.7

(2021)

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

(2024)

Middle East, No...54
Sub-Saharan Afr...26
South Africa74

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...64
Sub-Saharan Afr...36
South Africa78

(2025)

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

(2023)

Middle East, No...4
Sub-Saharan Afr...12
South Africa44

(2023)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...17
Sub-Saharan Afr...27
South Africa45

(2025)

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

(2024)

South Africa82.8

(2024)

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

(2025)

Middle East, No...2.6
Sub-Saharan Afr...2.3
South Africa-0.5

(2025)

Trend
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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Bahrain
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Iran, Islamic Rep.
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Libya
  • Malta
  • Morocco
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Yemen, Rep.

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