Statistical performance: Pillar 3 data products score (scale) in South Africa
South Africa: Statistical performance: Pillar 3 data products score (scale) was 80.56 scale 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score in South Africa, 2005–2024
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in scale 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score in South Africa is 80.56 scale 0-100, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score in South Africa peaked at 87.58 scale 0-100 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.69 scale 0-100, in 2005.
That places South Africa 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Statistical performance: Pillar 3 data products score (scale) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | scale 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57.69 scale 0-100 | — |
| 2006 | 58.88 scale 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 59.02 scale 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.46 scale 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 59.37 scale 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 58.23 scale 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.29 scale 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.56 scale 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.26 scale 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 59.88 scale 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.99 scale 0-100 | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 78.42 scale 0-100 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 79.37 scale 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 77.98 scale 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 75.08 scale 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 83.19 scale 0-100 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 87.58 scale 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 80.84 scale 0-100 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 83.14 scale 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 80.56 scale 0-100 | -3.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 80.56 scale 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.92 scale 0-100, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 80.56 scale 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.89 scale 0-100, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.08 scale 0-100 | 57.69 scale 0-100 | 60.46 scale 0-100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.21 scale 0-100 | 58.23 scale 0-100 | 79.37 scale 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 scale 0-100 | 80.56 scale 0-100 | 87.58 scale 0-100 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score in South Africa?
- Statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score in South Africa was 80.56 scale 0-100 in 2024, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.58 scale 0-100 in 2021.
- What is the lowest statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.69 scale 0-100 in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is statistical performance indicators (spi): pillar 3 data products score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The data products overall score is a composite score measuring whether the country is able to produce relevant indicators, primarily related to SDGs. The data products (internal process) pillar is segmented by four topics and organized into (i) social, (ii) economic, (iii) environmental, and (iv) institutional dimensions using the typology of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This approach anchors the national statistical system's performance around the essential data required to support the achievement of the 2030 global goals, and enables comparisons across countries so that a global view can be generated while enabling country specific emphasis to reflect the user needs of that country.