GDP

South Africa

South Africa — GDP

ZA desk: South Africa first; United States, United Kingdom, euro area, Australia and New Zealand alongside.

$427.18 billion

+$26.04 billion (+6.5%)

As of 2025 | current US$

Latest
$427.18 billion 2025
Previous year
$401.14 billion 2024
Min
$8.75 billion 1960
Max
$458.20 billion 2011
YearValue
2025$427.18 billion
2024$401.14 billion
2023$381.44 billion
2022$407.60 billion
2021$419.99 billion
2020$337.97 billion
2019$389.33 billion
2018$405.26 billion
2017$381.45 billion
2016$323.59 billion
2015$346.71 billion
2014$381.20 billion
2013$400.89 billion
2012$434.40 billion
2011$458.20 billion
2010$417.36 billion
2009$329.75 billion
2008$316.13 billion
2007$333.08 billion
2006$303.86 billion
2005$288.87 billion
2004$255.81 billion
2003$197.02 billion
2002$129.09 billion
#CountryGDPChangeYear
1United States$30.77 trillion+$1.47 trillion (+5.0%)2025
2China$19.50 trillion+$768.37 billion (+4.1%)2025
3Euro area$18.01 trillion+$1.41 trillion (+8.5%)20256United Kingdom$4.00 trillion+$307.05 billion (+8.3%)2025
7India$3.96 trillion+$195.25 billion (+5.2%)2025
16Australia$1.80 trillion+$41.50 billion (+2.4%)202542South Africa$427.18 billion+$26.04 billion (+6.5%)202555New Zealand$264.06 billion+$2.56 billion (+1.0%)2025

What GDP is

Gross domestic product at current US dollars is the market value of final goods and services produced in an economy in a year, converted at market exchange rates. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Latest: $427.18 billion in 2025.

A larger dollar GDP can reflect a stronger currency as well as more output. PPP series on this site are the better comparison of living-standard volume. From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest $427.18 billion (2025), previous year $401.14 billion (2024); low $8.75 billion (1960), high $458.20 billion (2011).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).