Economy · Southern Africa

South Africa GDP

$489.08Bas of 2026Estimate · year in progress+14.5% vs 2025

GDP is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the ZAR/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Gross domestic product in current US dollars. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods · IMF
PeriodGDP
2026$489.08B
2025$427.18B
2024$401.14B
2023$381.44B
2022$407.6B
2021$419.99B
2020$337.97B
2019$389.33B
2018$405.26B
2017$381.45B
2016$323.59B
2015$346.71B

GDP across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryGDPPeriod
Nigeria$386.67B2026
Kenya$151.15B2026
Egypt$442.89B2026
Ghana$128.64B2026
Ethiopia$127.15B2026
Tanzania$96.18B2026

GDP in every African country

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Every indicator we hold for South Africa

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