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Observation period
2023
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Highest
458.20 B USD on Dec 31, 2011
Lowest
8.75 B USD on Dec 31, 1960
About South Africa GDP
The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
One of the ways to count South Africa GDP is to add up its consumer spending, business investment, government spending, and net exports.
In 2023 South Africa GDP was 377.78 B USD, and the previous year it amounted to 405.27 B USD.
South Africa GDP accounts for 0.36% of the world GDP.
GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by a country's population. In 2023 South Africa GDP per capita was 6.01 K USD, and in 2022 it amounted to 6.02 K USD.
Last quarter South Africa real GDP amounted to 4.65 T ZAR, the quarter before that it was 4.63 T ZAR.
Since GDP measures an economy's output, it is subject to inflationary pressure. So real GDP is a measure of an economy's output adjusted for inflation.
The highest figure South Africa GDP has ever reached is 458.2 B USD.
The lowest ever value South Africa GDP has reached is 8.75 B USD.