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IndicatorGDP
Latest dataset year2025
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SourceWorld Bank — World Development Indicators
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North Africa

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West Africa

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Southern Africa

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GDP — South Africa

Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1960 Latest is based on data available for South Africa.

What this indicator means: Gross domestic product at purchaser prices, reported in current US dollars. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$.

Historical time seriesChoose the period for South Africa. Missing years are shown as gaps rather than connected data.

GDP in South Africa

1960–2025 · current US$

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GDPY-axis: current US$
494,155,566,697389,882,958,285285,610,349,872181,337,741,45977,065,133,047-27,207,475,366 current US$ 196019731986199920122025
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Source & methodology

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source

World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.

Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:05

First value8,748,596,5011960
Latest value427,184,325,9972025
Change over period+4,782.89%1960 to 2025
Observations66complete annual series

Understanding GDP in South Africa

Gross domestic product at purchaser prices, reported in current US dollars. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.

Historical data table

YearGDPSourceStatus
2025427,184,325,997 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2024401,144,998,374 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2023381,440,724,491 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2022407,596,043,068 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2021419,986,284,375 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2020337,974,655,408 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2019389,330,032,224 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2018405,260,723,893 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2017381,448,814,653 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2016323,585,509,674 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2015346,709,790,459 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2014381,198,869,776 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2013400,886,013,596 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2012434,400,545,086 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2011458,199,494,831 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2010417,363,822,802 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2009329,754,060,647 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2008316,131,258,616 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2007333,077,117,254 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2006303,858,675,364 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2005288,867,217,197 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2004255,806,908,595 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2003197,018,965,309 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2002129,087,556,612 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2001135,429,905,923 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2000151,752,757,215 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1999151,516,957,079 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1998152,982,984,557 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1997168,978,057,328 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1996163,234,925,381 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1995171,735,933,897 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1994153,512,712,382 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1993147,194,747,566 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1992146,956,150,987 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1991135,203,698,238 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1990126,048,140,142 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1989108,055,624,082 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1988103,976,831,871 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198796,535,763,418 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198673,354,771,399 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198564,459,376,087 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198484,870,163,366 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198396,204,110,942 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198285,904,057,409 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198193,141,472,164 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
198089,411,864,402 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197963,038,658,089 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197851,607,412,902 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197745,328,411,332 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197641,150,460,288 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197542,906,905,672 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197441,389,186,095 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197333,262,772,008 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197224,515,919,217 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197123,411,076,638 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
197021,218,391,513 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196919,256,992,297 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196817,124,793,150 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196715,821,393,671 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196614,211,394,315 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196513,068,994,772 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196411,955,995,218 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196310,854,195,658 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
19629,813,996,074 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
19619,225,996,310 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
19608,748,596,501 current US$World Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified

African GDP ranking 2025 · current US$

The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.

RankCountryGDPYear
1South Africa427,184,325,9972025
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Southern Africa · Latest imported 2025

GDP427,184,325,997.31current US$
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