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GDP per capita growth in South Africa

Latest: -0.0%
Previous: -0.7%
Change: +0.67 (+94.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP per capita growth over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for GDP per capita growth in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	1.3%
Dec 31, 1967	3.9%
Dec 31, 1968	1.0%
Dec 31, 1969	1.5%
Dec 31, 1970	2.1%
Dec 31, 1971	1.3%
Dec 31, 1972	-1.2%
Dec 31, 1973	1.6%
Dec 31, 1974	3.2%
Dec 31, 1975	-1.1%
Dec 31, 1976	-0.5%
Dec 31, 1977	-2.8%
Dec 31, 1978	0.2%
Dec 31, 1979	1.0%
Dec 31, 1980	3.4%
Dec 31, 1981	1.8%
Dec 31, 1982	-3.8%
Dec 31, 1983	-5.2%
Dec 31, 1984	1.5%
Dec 31, 1985	-4.5%
Dec 31, 1986	-3.1%
Dec 31, 1987	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1988	1.1%
Dec 31, 1989	-0.6%
Dec 31, 1990	-3.1%
Dec 31, 1991	-3.3%
Dec 31, 1992	-3.9%
Dec 31, 1993	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1994	1.5%
Dec 31, 1995	1.9%
Dec 31, 1996	3.0%
Dec 31, 1997	1.4%
Dec 31, 1998	-0.7%
Dec 31, 1999	1.3%
Dec 31, 2000	3.3%
Dec 31, 2001	1.8%
Dec 31, 2002	2.7%
Dec 31, 2003	1.9%
Dec 31, 2004	3.5%
Dec 31, 2005	4.2%
Dec 31, 2006	4.5%
Dec 31, 2007	4.3%
Dec 31, 2008	2.0%
Dec 31, 2009	-2.7%
Dec 31, 2010	1.8%
Dec 31, 2011	1.9%
Dec 31, 2012	0.9%
Dec 31, 2013	0.8%
Dec 31, 2014	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2015	-0.7%
Dec 31, 2016	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2017	0.5%
Dec 31, 2018	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2019	-1.4%
Dec 31, 2020	-7.7%
Dec 31, 2021	3.3%
Dec 31, 2022	0.6%
Dec 31, 2023	-0.5%
Dec 31, 2024	-0.7%
Dec 31, 2025	-0.0%

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