South Africa's economy expanded by 0.8% year-on-year in Q1 2025, maintaining the same pace as Q4, which marked the strongest growth in a year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in South Africa averaged 2.32 percent from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 19.40 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -16.20 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 first 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 first 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 1.30 percent in 2026 and 2.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-03-04 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q4 0.9% 0.4% 1.1%
2025-06-03 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q1 0.8% 0.8% 0.3%
2025-09-09 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate YoY
Q2 0.8% 1.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Growth Rate YoY 0.80 0.80 percent Mar 2025
GDP Constant Prices 4679354.00 4674738.00 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Agriculture 131900.26 113900.26 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Construction 99808.81 103719.97 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 509225.34 519810.06 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Mining 196879.51 205389.22 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Public Administration 370570.11 371330.81 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Services 1158321.68 1155455.51 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Transport 380474.03 371682.34 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP from Utilities 97504.43 100133.34 ZAR Million Mar 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.10 0.40 percent Mar 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 0.80 19.40 -16.20 1994 - 2025 percent Quarterly
2015=100, NSA