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GDP PPP / South Africa
Growth & Output

South Africa GDP PPP

Current and historical gdp ppp data for South Africa, including latest value (989.31 bn), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: current international $
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:40:11+02:00
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1990–2024 1990– 2024
1990 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity.

1990–2024
989.31 bn current international $
960.81 bn current international $
838.34 bn current international $
31 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1990 1997 2004 2011 2018 2024
gdp ppp rate reference line

Countries by gdp ppp

full ranking
Country Rate Class
China 38190.08 bn high
United States 29184.89 bn high
India 16192.42 bn high
Russia 6921.25 bn high
Japan 6451.58 bn high
Germany 6142.81 bn medium
Brazil 4735.73 bn medium
Indonesia 4662.89 bn medium

Interpretation

short note

This output indicator helps assess economic size, growth and structural development.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
Egypt 2225.2 bn
Morocco 402.77 bn
Nigeria 2114.33 bn
United States 29184.89 bn
China 38190.08 bn

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Nominal GDP NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Source layer

planned

Production version should display source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:40:11+02:00

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa GDP PPP: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is GDP PPP for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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