Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
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| Country statistical profile: South Africa 2011-2012 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 344.1 | 371.7 | 405.8 | 442.5 | 480.8 | 508.9 | 504.9 | 524.0 |
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 7 478 | 8 000 | 8 654 | 9 336 | 10 049 | 10 453 | 10 238 | 10 498 |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 7 208 | 7 821 | 8 481 | 9 152 | 9 706 | 10 112 | 10 009 | 10 460 |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 | -1.7 | 2.8 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 10.2 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | -2.2 | -3.7 |
| Economic structure | |||||||||
| Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.8 | -5.5 | 2.7 | 16.1 | -3.0 | 0.9 |
| Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 0.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.1 | -8.3 | 4.9 |
| Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 3.6 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | 3.4 | .. | .. | 3.3 | 3.4 | .. |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | 5.4 | .. | .. | 5.0 | 5.1 | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 25.5 | 26.7 | 27.9 | 32.5 | 34.2 | 38.6 | 28.3 | 27.5 |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.9 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 35.6 | 27.4 | 27.4 |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -2.9 | -7.3 | -8.0 | -15.9 | -15.8 | -13.6 | -9.9 | -8.7 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 34.5 | 47.6 | 55.0 | 68.5 | 79.9 | 87.6 | 63.8 | 80.1 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 31.6 | 40.3 | 47.0 | 52.6 | 64.0 | 74.0 | 53.9 | 71.5 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 0.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -4.2 | -2.8 | .. |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 8.0 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 14.2 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 14.8 | .. |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 12.0 | .. |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -1.0 | -3.0 | -3.4 | -5.3 | -7.0 | -7.1 | -4.1 | .. |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 65 878 | 49 956 | 72 583 | .. |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | .. | 110 415 | 67 987 | 117 434 | .. |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 1 350 | 930 | 6 063 | 2 966 | -3 134 | 1 151 | 450 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | .. | 798 | 6 647 | -527 | 5 695 | 9 007 | 5 696 | 1 553 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 5.7 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 4.1 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 5.4 | -1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 4.0 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 8.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 15.5 | 9.4 | 1.2 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 1.4 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 26.8 | -2.5 | 15.4 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 9.62 | 9.53 | 8.07 | 7.94 | 7.99 | 9.10 | 8.70 | 8.62 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | ZAR per USD | 3.70 | 3.81 | 3.87 | 4.00 | 4.19 | 4.47 | 4.75 | 4.99 |
| Exchange rates | ZAR per USD | 7.56 | 6.46 | 6.36 | 6.77 | 7.05 | 8.26 | 8.47 | 7.32 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 50 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 55 | 66 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 120.8 | 131.4 | 130.4 | 130.7 | 138.8 | 150.0 | 144.0 | .. |
| Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 2.62 | 2.82 | 2.76 | 2.74 | 2.88 | 3.07 | 2.92 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 | .. |
| Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 10.0 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Households with access to the Internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 321 | 337 | 330 | 331 | 357 | 388 | 369 | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2008 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 24.8 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 24.9 | ||
| Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 21.7 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 17.8 | 20.0 | 22.8 | ||
| Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 28.4 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 27.0 | 26.3 | 27.5 | ||
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.93 | .. | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .. | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 46 631 | 47 227 | 47 793 | 48 331 | 48 842 | 49 319 | 49 752 | 50 133 |
| Population growth rates | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Total fertility rates | Children | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 32.5 | 32.1 | 31.7 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 30.4 | 30.1 |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.8 | .. |
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | 2.6 | .. | .. | .. | 3.7 | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.3 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11.3 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.4 | .. |
| Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.0 | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 52.9 | 52.3 | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 51.5 | 51.7 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 50.6 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.3 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 55.3 | 54.4 | 53.8 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 53.1 | 53.1 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | .. | .. | 52.4 | 48.9 | 46.9 | 44.7 | 43.1 | .. |
| Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Society | |||||||||
| Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 268 | 274 | 301 | 325 | 312 | 287 | .. | .. |
Last updated: 18 January 2012 | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, seeOECD Factbook 2011-2012(DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2011-en) |