South Africa Industry Share of GDP

Current and historical industry share of gdp data for South Africa, including latest value (24.31), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:46:45+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: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · industry value added as a percentage of gdp.

1960–2024
24.31 percent of GDP
24.56 percent of GDP
24.04 percent of GDP
41 selected year
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1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
industry share of gdp rate reference line

Countries by industry share of gdp

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Qatar 58.24 high
Kuwait 57.13 high
Oman 54.17 high
Saudi Arabia 44.93 high
United Arab Emirates 44.33 high
Bahrain 42.29 medium
Indonesia 39.32 medium
Vietnam 37.64 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.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 32.56
Morocco 25.64
Nigeria 18.2
China 36.48

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Employment Rate SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: NV.IND.TOTL.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:46:45+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 Industry Share of GDP: 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 Industry Share of GDP 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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