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South Africa - Fear of Failure Rate 59.51

GEM APS · updated 2026-10-03 · 116 economies tracked

Latest value

59.51 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 116 economies

vs global median

1.3×

Growth since 2001

1.64×

Ranking Race — Fear of Failure Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55200120062011201620212024#9#42017 overtook North Macedonia2022 overtook India
South AfricaIndiaRomaniaChinaSaudi Arabia

Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #9 to #4 (overtook North Macedonia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events — South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2009
Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2017
Overtook North Macedonia in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

2022
Overtook India in global rank auto

Fear of Failure Rate, 2001-2023

GEM APS · % of adult population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202324.4536.1447.8259.51

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