{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-secure-internet-servers","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-secure-internet-servers","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-secure-internet-servers/","title":"South Africa Secure Internet Servers (2024)","description":"South Africa's Secure Internet Servers: 16,658.2 per 1 million people in 2024, +12.7% YoY. World Bank (IT.NET.SECR.P6), 2010–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Markets & Finance","World Bank","South Africa","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Africa","temporal_coverage":"2010/2024","unit":"per 1 million people","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"South Africa Secure Internet Servers","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.SECR.P6?locations=ZA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"15"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Africa"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Africa (2024)","value":"16,658.2","unit":"per 1 million people","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+12.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+12.7%","unit":"per 1 million people"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"15","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Africa Secure Internet Servers"}],"observation_count":15,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":50.9513487979752},{"period":"2011","value":80.7808932902514},{"period":"2012","value":140.175533086771},{"period":"2013","value":170.047651565668},{"period":"2014","value":217.682080483803},{"period":"2015","value":266.326833603483},{"period":"2016","value":900.723095086792},{"period":"2017","value":9326.84113909491},{"period":"2018","value":11863.1700840569},{"period":"2019","value":14105.098712599},{"period":"2020","value":14123.2723330346},{"period":"2021","value":16057.5805222423},{"period":"2022","value":14989.9460406253},{"period":"2023","value":14786.991738834},{"period":"2024","value":16658.2387068502}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1 million people"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"16658.2","yoyChange":"+12.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"14787.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"14989.9","yoyChange":"-6.6%"},{"year":"2021","value":"16057.6","yoyChange":"+13.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"14123.3","yoyChange":"+0.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"14105.1","yoyChange":"+18.9%"},{"year":"2018","value":"11863.2","yoyChange":"+27.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"9326.8","yoyChange":"+935.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"900.7","yoyChange":"+238.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"266.3","yoyChange":"+22.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"217.7","yoyChange":"+28.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"170.0","yoyChange":"+21.3%"},{"year":"2012","value":"140.2","yoyChange":"+73.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"80.8","yoyChange":"+58.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"51.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks secure internet servers per million people in South Africa — servers using encryption in internet transactions, and the standard proxy for a country's digital commerce and cloud infrastructure base. The cross-country spread is enormous, spanning three orders of magnitude, which itself is the finding. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2024 (15 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 16,658.2 per 1 million people in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 51 in 2010. The latest reading of 16,658.2 in 2024 represents a change of +1,871.2."}]}