South Africa (2025)
24.1
% of GDP
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
66
years of data

Data

South Africa Industry Value Added (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 24.1 -0.2pp
2024 24.3 -0.3pp
2023 24.6 -0.4pp
2022 25 +0.1pp
2021 24.9 +1.6pp
2020 23.3 -0.3pp
2019 23.6 +0.1pp
2018 23.5 -0.1pp
2017 23.6 -0.2pp
2016 23.8 +0.1pp
2015 23.7 -0.6pp
2014 24.3 -0.3pp
2013 24.6 +0.1pp
2012 24.5 -0.3pp
2011 24.8 -0.5pp
2010 25.3 -0.4pp
2009 25.7 -1.2pp
2008 26.9 +1.6pp
2007 25.3 +0.4pp
2006 24.9 -1.1pp

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 24.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 1960–2025 the series ranges from 23.3 % of GDP in 2020 to 42.4 % of GDP in 1980.

This page tracks total industry value added (manufacturing + mining + utilities + construction) as a share of GDP in South Africa.

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 total industry value added (manufacturing + mining + utilities + construction) as a share of GDP in South Africa. 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 1960–2025 (66 observations).

The series peaked at 42.4 % of GDP in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.3 % of GDP in 2020. The latest reading is 24.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.2pp.