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GDP growth in South Africa

Is that economy growing or stalling?

South Africa's gdp growth is 1.11 % — #98 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

1.11%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in South Africa over time

5.60 %-0.28 %-6.17 %5.60 % · 2006-6.17 % · 20202000: 4.20 %2001: 2.70 %2002: 3.70 %2003: 2.95 %2004: 4.55 %2005: 5.28 %2006: 5.60 %2007: 5.36 %2008: 3.19 %2009: -1.54 %2010: 3.04 %2011: 3.17 %2012: 2.40 %2013: 2.49 %2014: 1.41 %2015: 1.32 %2016: 0.66 %2017: 1.16 %2018: 1.56 %2019: 0.26 %2020: -6.17 %2021: 4.86 %2022: 2.06 %2023: 0.81 %2024: 0.53 %2025: 1.11 %2000201220251.11 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#98 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
23 %
29 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.58 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.49 pp
peak 5.60 % in 2006
Full series
▼ 3.09 pp
since 2000

In Africa: #19 of 21vs median 2.90 %: −1.79 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %South Africa: ahead of 23 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthSouth Africa 1.11 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. South Africa is ahead of 23 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs South Africa
96 Belarus1.30 %+0.19 pp
97 Japan1.19 %+0.08 pp
98 South Africa1.11 %—
99 Norway1.09 %−0.03 pp
100 Slovenia1.06 %−0.05 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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