South Africa - Internal Market Dynamics 5.1
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 118 economies
Share of global total
1.7%
Ranking Race — Internal Market Dynamics
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
South AfricaKorea, Rep.IndonesiaUnited Arab EmiratesJapan
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #19 to #37 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2009Global crisis recession curatedFirst recession in 17 years.
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2016Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2022Overtook Greece in global rank auto
2023Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
Internal Market Dynamics, 2001-2024
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