GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
3.26 (2024)
#n/a of 118 economies
1.3%
0.91×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #24 to #51 (overtook Lebanon). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
First recession in 17 years.
Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
Deepest contraction in a century.
R and D Transfer, Government Support and Policies, Taxes and Bureaucracy, Internal Market Openness
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