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South Africa - Internal Market Openness 3.53

GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked

Latest value

3.53 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 118 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 2001

0.95×

Ranking Race — Internal Market Openness

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#11#21#31#41#51#61200020052010201520202024#26#492015 overtook Norway2017 overtook Jordan
South AfricaUnited Arab EmiratesLithuaniaSaudi ArabiaIndia

Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. South Africa climbed from #26 to #49 (overtook Norway). 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.

2012
Fell 29 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 52 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 58 places in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Norway in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2015
Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2016
Fell 25 places in global rank auto

Internal Market Openness, 2001-2024

GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120243.183.864.545.22

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