The gross domestic product in South Africa expanded 0.8% year-on-year in Q4 2025, below the expected 1.8% growth and slowing from a 2.1% expansion in Q3. GDP Annual Growth Rate in South Africa averaged 2.29 percent from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.20 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -16.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: Statistics South Africa

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in South Africa expanded 0.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in South Africa expanded 0.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in South Africa is expected to be 0.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.90 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-02 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q3 2.1% 0.9% 0.4%
2026-03-10 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q4 0.8% 2.1% 1.8% 1.8%
2026-06-03 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q1 0.8% 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Growth Rate YoY 0.80 2.10 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 4746211.00 4728597.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Agriculture 136524.08 136012.97 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Construction 97984.00 99260.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 516565.00 519785.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Mining 208475.00 209835.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Public Administration 376312.00 374871.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Services 1172082.00 1156395.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Transport 381949.00 382917.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP from Utilities 92954.00 95030.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.40 0.30 percent Dec 2025


South Africa GDP Annual Growth Rate
South Africa is the most developed country in Africa and was the largest until 2014, when it was overtaken by Nigeria. The largest sector of the economy is services which accounts for around 73 percent of GDP. Within services, the most important are finance, real estate and business services (21.6 percent); government services (17 percent); wholesale, retail and motor trade, catering and accommodation (15 percent); and transport, storage and communication (9.3 percent). Manufacturing accounts for 13.9 percent; mining and quarrying for around 8.3 percent and agriculture for only 2.6 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 2.10 19.20 -16.40 1994 - 2025 percent Quarterly
2015=100, NSA