Manufacturing share of GDP in South Africa
Manufacturing produced 12.3% of GDP in South Africa in 2025.
South Africa, 2025
12.3%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
World, 2025
14.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
13.7%
Manufacturing share of GDP in South Africa over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.3% | 14.9% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | 15.2% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 15.7% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 16.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | 16.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | 16.4% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | 16.3% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | 16.2% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | 16.4% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | 16.1% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | 15.9% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | 16.1% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | 16.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | 15.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | 16.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | 16.3% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | 16.3% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | 16.4% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | 16.6% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | 16.7% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | 17.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 12.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.5%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 14.9%.