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 2017 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 11 529 | 11 847 | 12 286 | 12 565 | 12 902 | 13 120 | ||
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 11 271 | 11 594 | 11 977 | 12 258 | 12 544 | 12 731 | .. | .. |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 0.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .. | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -2.4 | .. | .. |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | -6.7 | -3.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | -3.9 |
| Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Industry including energy | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Construction | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information, communication | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Finance and insurance | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Real estate | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Professional, scientific, support services | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.9 | -3.1 | -3.0 | -3.2 | -3.3 | -4.1 | .. | .. |
| General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .. | .. |
| Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | .. | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 5.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | .. | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tax on personal income | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tax on corporate 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 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 29.6 | 31.0 | 33.2 | 33.1 | .. | .. |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.9 | 28.6 | 30.4 | 29.7 | 31.0 | 31.3 | .. | .. |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 3.3 | 8.2 | 6.8 | -4.5 | -7.5 | -5.9 | -3.0 | 1.0 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 66.2 | 83.2 | 102.7 | 104.6 | 103.9 | 98.6 | 84.4 | 74.1 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 69.5 | 91.4 | 109.5 | 100.2 | 96.4 | 92.6 | 81.4 | 75.1 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -2.1 | -3.5 | -3.4 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 15.2 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 13.1 | 16.0 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 15.0 | 14.3 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -2.7 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -5.1 | -5.9 | -5.3 | -4.4 | -3.3 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 70 190 | 83 248 | 97 051 | 111 779 | 128 681 | 146 023 | 154 683 | .. |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 138 751 | 179 564 | 159 391 | 163 509 | 152 123 | 138 904 | 126 755 | .. |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 8 614 | 4 015 | 3 785 | 4 403 | 8 296 | 5 772 | 1 729 | 2 270 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 1 322 | -84 | -229 | 2 886 | 6 646 | 7 671 | 5 744 | 3 382 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 7.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 7.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 9.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 11.7 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -8.4 | 14.2 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 | -3.5 | 4.8 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 7.1 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 8.70 | 8.62 | 8.52 | 7.90 | 7.72 | 8.25 | 8.17 | 9.02 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | AUD per USD | 4.35 | 4.57 | 4.77 | 4.95 | 5.16 | 5.37 | 5.52 | 5.85 |
| Exchange rates | AUD per USD | 8.47 | 7.32 | 7.26 | 8.21 | 9.66 | 10.85 | 12.76 | 14.71 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 50 | 61 | 63 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 45 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 144.5 | 141.5 | 142.3 | 138.8 | 139.0 | 145.6 | 142.0 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | .. |
| Renewable energy | Ktoe | 14 556.5 | 14 836.4 | 15 055.7 | 15 218.1 | 15 478.8 | 15 880.5 | .. | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| Households with access to computers | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Households with access to internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstactions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 399 | 407 | 395 | 408 | 423 | 437 | .. | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | .. |
| Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 366 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 513 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 14.5 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 59.1 | 56.8 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 57.7 | 57.5 | 58.3 | 57.5 |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 40.1 | 37.9 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 39.2 | 40.6 | 40.0 | 39.5 |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 23.7 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 26.7 |
| Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 22.1 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 24.8 |
| Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 25.7 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 29.2 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 50.1 | 56.7 | 59.7 | 58.5 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.0 | 58.8 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 13.1 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 4.7 | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 4 878 | 4 433 | 4 558 | 4 643 | 4 709 | .. | .. | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 50 055 | 50 792 | 51 554 | 52 341 | 53 158 | 54 002 | .. | .. |
| Population growth rates | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. | .. |
| Total fertitity rates | Children | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 53.5 | 54.4 | 55.3 | 56.1 | 56.7 | 57.2 | 57.4 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 52.0 | 52.7 | 53.5 | 54.2 | 54.7 | 55.2 | 55.5 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 55.1 | 56.1 | 57.2 | 58.1 | 58.8 | 59.3 | 59.5 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 41.1 | 38.2 | 37.1 | 36.8 | 35.3 | 34.4 | 33.6 | .. |
| Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Last updated: 3 October 2017; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). |