South Africa (2025)
427,184,325,997.3
current US$
+6.5% YoY
YoY Change
+6.5%
current US$
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

South Africa GDP (Current USD) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year current US$ YoY Change
2025 427,184,325,997.3 +6.5%
2024 401,144,998,373.6 +5.2%
2023 381,440,724,491.2 -6.4%
2022 407,596,043,067.9 -3.0%
2021 419,986,284,375.4 +24.3%
2020 337,974,655,408.1 -13.2%
2019 389,330,032,224.3 -3.9%
2018 405,260,723,892.5 +6.2%
2017 381,448,814,653.5 +17.9%
2016 323,585,509,674.5 -6.7%
2015 346,709,790,458.6 -9.0%
2014 381,198,869,776.1 -4.9%
2013 400,886,013,595.6 -7.7%
2012 434,400,545,085.8 -5.2%
2011 458,199,494,830.8 +9.8%
2010 417,363,822,801.7 +26.6%
2009 329,754,060,647.1 +4.3%
2008 316,131,258,616.3 -5.1%
2007 333,077,117,253.7 +9.6%
2006 303,858,675,363.6 +5.2%

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 427,184,325,997.3 current US$ in 2025. The latest change was +26,039,327,623.7. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 41,150,460,287.6 in 1976 to 458,199,494,830.8 in 2011.

This page tracks the total size of South Africa's economy in current US dollars from 1990 to present. This is the standard nominal GDP used for market-size comparisons and cross-border deal sizing.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the total size of South Africa's economy in current US dollars from 1990 to present. This is the standard nominal GDP used for market-size comparisons and cross-border deal sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 458,199,494,830.8 current US$ in 2011 and reached its lowest recorded value of 41,150,460,287.6 in 1976. The latest reading of 427,184,325,997.3 in 2025 represents a change of +26,039,327,623.7.