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South Africa

ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income

35.4MERI readiness
78Global rank
401.1BGDP (2024)
64MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024401,144,998,373.6WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20240.5WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20244.4WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20281.5IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202464,007,187WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 28
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		41
Digital Infra
Components		17.9
FDIRRI
Components		3.4
Fin Access
Components		19.3
Human Cap
Components		77
IP Protect
Components		50.9
Labor
Components		50.4
LPI
Components		52.1
Security Rol
Components		50.9
Trade Open
Components		78.1
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		41.9
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		19.3
Talent Operating
Pillars		54.8

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

41
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

0
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.6

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

94 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202489.4WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-4.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202541TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20240.6WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202387.7WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20245.3WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202139.1WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.7WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024179.3WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024140.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20247.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202440LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202425.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics202413.6LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics202438.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202445LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics202423.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20242.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20242LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202442.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202439.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202442LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20240LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics202426.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202498.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024100LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro202379.4WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-1.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-0.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024401,144,998,373.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20240.5WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20246,267.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20244.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20283IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20240.7WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro202418.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20281.5IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20245.7WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro202532.4WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202454.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20283.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202439.5WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202446IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202417.9WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20248IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202541TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202419.3WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202496.6OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202550.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202577UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202450.9WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202552.1LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.2OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202450.9WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202578.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202892IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202645SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202645SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202491.2WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202448.3WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202555.6WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202466.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.2WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202464,007,187WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202463.7WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20240.6WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20245.7WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024110,076,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024123,469,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20227.3WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202461.6WDICC BY 4.0
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