South Africa (2024)
47.9
% of GDP
-4.6pp YoY
YoY Change
-4.6pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202447.9-4.6pp
202352.4-5pp
202257.4-4pp
202161.4-25.5pp
202086.9+13.8pp
201973.2+0.4pp
201872.8-34.6pp
2017107.4-17pp
2016124.4+56.9pp
201567.5+3pp
201464.5+6.5pp
201357.9+5.7pp
201252.2+2.9pp
201149.3-17.1pp
201066.4+0.5pp
200966+1.9pp
200864.1-13.3pp
200777.4+20.2pp
200657.2+18.6pp
200538.5n/a

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 47.9 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -4.6pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 124.4 in 2016 and a trough of 4.9 in 1992.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This indicator tracks south africa stocks traded: total value (% of gdp) in South Africa, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 124.4 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.9 in 1992. The latest reading of 47.9 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -4.6pp.