South Africa
General information
Capital: Pretoria
Currency unit: South African rand
Official language: Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, Pedi, Sesotho (Sotho), siSwati (Swazi), Xitsonga (Tsonga), Tswana, Tshivenda (Venda), isiXhosa, isiZulu
Area: 1,213,090 km²
Population in million: 57,779,600.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 6,374
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 13,687
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 55.5
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.4 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 28.5 %
Life expectancy at birth: 63.5 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 87 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 368,289,000,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 2.2
Industry value added of GDP: 25.9
Services value added of GDP: 1.3
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 108,268,000.00
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 81,901,600.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Diamonds (7.53 %)
Ferro-alloys (4.09 %)
Motor cars and other motor vehicles (4.09 %)
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods (1.95 %)
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles (0.82 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Citrus fruit (1.15 %)
Wine of fresh grapes (0.82 %)
Grapes (0.73 %)
Chemical wood pulp (0.60 %)
Apples, pears and quinces (0.55 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| 2020 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | 75 | |
| National attractiveness South Africa: 78 | 78 | |
| Price competitiveness South Africa: 85 | 85 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities South Africa: 63 | 63 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances South Africa: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2020 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 78 | |
| Infrastructures South Africa: 80 | 80 | |
| Market South Africa: 29 | 29 | |
| Human and financial capital South Africa: 86 | 86 | |
| Political and economic governance South Africa: 82 | 82 |
Price competitiveness
| South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 85 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness South Africa: 56 | 56 | |
| Products competitiveness South Africa: 83 | 83 |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2020 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 63 | |
| Economical vulnerability South Africa: 41 | 41 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) South Africa: 58 | 58 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) South Africa: 22 | 22 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| South Africa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) South Africa: 97 | 97 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products South Africa: 131 | 131 |