Middle East & Africa · ZA / ZAF
South Africa
Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.
Population64.7M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 427.2B2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation3.2%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment32.5%Q1 2026 · Statistics South Africa
Macro structure
South Africa: the broader picture.
Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.
GDP growth1.1%2025, annual
Inflation3.2%2025, annual
Unemployment32.5%Q1 2026
Industry value added24.1%2025, annual
Trade60.9%2025, annual
Long-range series
Structure over time.
Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.
2015: 1.3222025: 1.115
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView2015: 25.1492025: 32.391
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView2015: 56,723,5372025: 64,747,319
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingViewPeople & services
Health and education baseline.
Life expectancy66.3 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment104.1%2023, annual
Infrastructure & trade
Connectivity and external activity.
Internet use78.4%2024, annual
Electricity access90.2%2024, annual
Trade60.9%2025, annual
Policy, markets & public authority
Official institutions, direct from source.
Macro to local conditions
Read relationships without claiming causation.
OBSERVED
National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.
How to use this information
The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.
Provenance