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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

South Africa

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population64.75M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$427.18B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$6.6K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth66.32024 · yearsInternet use78.4%2024 · % of populationForest area14%2023 · % of land area
Consumer price inflation
3.2%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
South Africa2025 · 3.2%
-0.694.148.9813.8218.651960199320251960: 1.3%1961: 2.1%1962: 1.2%1963: 1.3%1964: 2.5%1965: 4.1%1966: 3.5%1967: 3.5%1968: 2%1969: 3.2%1970: 5%1971: 6%1972: 6.4%1973: 9.4%1974: 11.7%1975: 13.4%1976: 11%1977: 11.2%1978: 11.1%1979: 13.3%1980: 13.7%1981: 15.3%1982: 14.6%1983: 12.3%1984: 11.5%1985: 16.3%1986: 18.7%1987: 16.2%1988: 12.8%1989: 14.7%1990: 14.3%1991: 15.3%1992: 13.9%1993: 9.7%1994: 8.9%1995: 8.7%1996: 7.4%1997: 8.6%1998: 6.9%1999: 5.2%2000: 5.3%2001: 5.7%2002: 9.5%2003: 5.7%2004: -0.7%2005: 2.1%2006: 3.2%2007: 6.2%2008: 9.9%2009: 7.2%2010: 4.1%2011: 5%2012: 5.7%2013: 5.8%2014: 6.1%2015: 4.5%2016: 6.6%2017: 5.2%2018: 4.5%2019: 4.1%2020: 3.2%2021: 4.6%2022: 7%2023: 6.1%2024: 4.4%2025: 3.2%

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Country context

South Africa in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Pretoria
Country code
ZAF

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