Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 47.44 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
47.44
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
119th
of 177 countries
All-time high
68.17
in 1992
All-time low
39.98
in 1974
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in South Africa, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in South Africa is 47.44, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in South Africa peaked at 68.17 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 39.98, in 1974.
South Africa ranks 119th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.08 | — |
| 1961 | 49.25 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 48.15 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 46.65 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 44.89 | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 44.01 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 43.72 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 42.47 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 42.29 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 41.99 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 41.41 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 41.06 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 40.74 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 41.01 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 39.98 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 40.39 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 43.1 | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 48.17 | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 50.72 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 52.33 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 52.84 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 52.87 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 56.14 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 60.2 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 59.76 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 62.55 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 64.62 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 64.79 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 63.21 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 62.78 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 64.39 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 65.98 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 68.17 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 67.81 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 65.71 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 63.63 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 61.02 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 59.55 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 59.47 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 58.3 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 56.04 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 54.69 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 52.82 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 51.44 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 49.53 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 47.52 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 45.48 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 43.8 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 43.49 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.43 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 45.04 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 44.27 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.03 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.8 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.95 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 44.42 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 45.54 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 45.95 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 46.62 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 47.44 | +1.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 47.44 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.6, 75% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 47.44 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.7, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.25 | 41.99 | 49.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.89 | 39.98 | 52.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.98 | 52.84 | 64.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.4 | 58.3 | 68.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.02 | 43.49 | 56.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.11 | 43.8 | 47.44 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 116 Slovakia 48.17 compare
- 117 Luxembourg 48.12 compare
- 118 Tunisia 47.77 compare
- 120 Bangladesh 47.06 compare
- 121 Cambodia 46.94 compare
- 122 Mauritania 46.7 compare
More public sector data for South Africa
- Arms imports 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4746 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 44.31 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0071 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.84 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in South Africa?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in South Africa was 47.44 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 68.17 in 1992.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.98 in 1974.
- How does South Africa rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- South Africa ranks 119th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.