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The economy of South Africa is the largest economy in Africa, it is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] The economy is the most industrialised, technologically advanced, and diversified in Africa. [ 34 ]
Countries in Africa are sorted according to data from the International Monetary Fund. [1] The figures presented here do not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country's currency . [ 2 ]
At the bottom of the list, South Africa had a growth rate of 0.1% while Equatorial Guinea’s economy had receded with a rate of -1.8%. World Bank estimates for 2022 presented a different picture, with Niger leading economic growth at 11.5%, South Sudan receding at a rate of -10.8% and the continent as a whole seeing an average of 4.2% growth. [3]
South African provinces by GDP. Rank Province GDP (2022; billion ZAR) [1] ... South Africa: 6,628.550: 406.330: 6,532: Constant 2010 prices - millions of Rand [2 ...
Economy of South Africa; References This page was last edited on 14 September 2024, at 05:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa in particular, are expected to reach a combined GDP of $29 trillion by 2050. [ 15 ] In March 2013, Africa was identified as the world's poorest inhabited continent; however, the World Bank expects that most African countries will reach "middle income" status (defined as at least US ...
In 2018, South Africa exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$25 billion and US$11.5 billion, respectively. Intra-Africa exports account for 26% of South Africa's total exports and imports for 12% of total imports for 2018. South African exports to the rest of Africa are predominantly of value-added goods.
The cities Johannesburg, Midrand and Pretoria, which are all economic powerhouses, and Vanderbijlpark, which is an industrial powerhouse, [10] are all in Gauteng. Gauteng is home to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, [11] the largest stock exchange in Africa, as well as the head offices of over 140 local and international banks. [7]