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South Africa - GDP Growth (Real) 1.11

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

1.11 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 214 economies

vs global median

0.3×

Growth since 1961

0.29×

Ranking Race โ€” GDP Growth (Real)

1 = global #1 ยท higher value ranks higher

#1#36#71#106#141#17619611971198119912001201120212025#65#1542023 overtook Samoa2025 overtook Colombia
South AfricaGuyanaLibyaIrelandKyrgyzstan

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #65 to #154 (overtook Samoa). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for South Africa ↓

Key Events โ€” South Africa

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1965
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1966
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1967
Climbed 35 places in global rank auto
1968
Fell 49 places in global rank auto
1972
Fell 36 places in global rank auto
1973
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
1974
Climbed 33 places in global rank auto

GDP Growth (Real), 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · % annual · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-6.17-1.473.247.94

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