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Statistics South Africa (frequently shortened to Stats SA) is the national statistical service of South Africa with the goal of producing timely, accurate and official statistics, in order to advance economic growth, development and democracy. To this end, Statistics South Africa produces official demographic, economic and social censuses and ...
South Africa is one of the world's leading mining and mineral-processing countries. [80] Though mining's contribution to the national GDP has fallen from 21% in 1970 to 6% in 2011, it still represents almost 60% of exports. [81] The mining sector accounts for up to 9% of value added. [82]
The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2019. All 14 companies from South Africa in the Forbes 2000 are listed. [2] *Despite the company being South African with Head Offices in South Africa, the company is listed as British by the Forbes 2000 ranking due to the entity's registered address in London.
South Africa is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 60 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an upper-middle-income economy, and a newly industrialised country. [1] [2] Its economy is the largest in Africa ...
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) has a mandate to develop the South African economy. They envision a dynamic, industrial and globally competitive economy, that is inclusive, offers decent employment and equity. [ 1 ]
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South Africa has a large energy sector, being the third-largest economy in Africa. The country consumed 227 TWh of electricity in 2018. [1] The vast majority of South Africa's electricity was produced from coal, with the fuel responsible for 88% of production in 2017. [2] South Africa is the 7th largest coal producer in the world. [2]
Although this only represents 12.4% of the total land used for agriculture in South Africa, the Western Cape produces 55% to 60% of South Africa’s agricultural exports, valued at more than R7 billion [50] (US$1 billion) [51] a year. In 2008, the sector was also one of the fastest growing of the economy, expanding by 10.6%. [37]