At a glance

GDP (PPP) PER CAPITA (INTL $), 19902013

Key indicators 2013

Population (millions)
GDP (US$ billions)
GDP per capita (US$)
GDP (PPP) as share (%) of world total

15 000

53
350.8
6 621.1
0.65

12 000
9 000

Sectoral value-added (% GDP) 2013

Agriculture
2.4
Industry
27.6
Services
70
Human Development Index 2013
Score, (01) best
Rank (out of 187 economies)

6 000
3 000
0

0.66
118

Global Competitiveness Index

South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa

1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
RANK OUT OF 144
56
89

SCORE 1-7
4.4
4.3

Efciency enhancers (50%)

43

4.4

Innovation and sophistication factors (10%)

37

4.1

Global Competitiveness Index 20142015

Basic requirements (40%)

The most problematic factors for doing business

Restrictive labour regulations
Inadequately educated workforce
Inefcient government bureaucracy
Corruption
Inadequate supply of infrastructure
Policy instability
Poor work ethic in national labour force
Insufcient capacity to innovate
3
Crime and theft
2.5
Access to nancing
2.2
Foreign currency regulations
2.1
Ination
1.5
Tax regulations
1.5
Poor public health
1.2
Tax rates
1
Government instability/coups 0.2

19.8
16.9
14.8
11
9.8
7.4
5.2

From the list of factors above, respondents were asked to select the ve most problematic for doing business in their country and
to rank them between 1 (most problematic) and 5. The bars in the gure show the responses weighted according to their rankings
Source: weforum.org

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