Services share of GDP in South Africa
Services produced 63.1% of GDP in South Africa in 2025.
South Africa, 2025
63.1%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2024
63.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
59.2%
Services 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 | 63.1% | – |
| 2024 | 63.0% | 63.3% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | 63.0% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | 64.1% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | 65.4% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 64.9% |
| 2018 | 64.3% | 64.3% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | 64.5% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | 65.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | 64.4% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | 62.9% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | 62.7% |
| 2011 | 64.3% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | 63.3% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | 63.2% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | 63.6% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | 64.3% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| 2003 | 62.6% | 65.5% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | 65.7% |
| 2001 | 60.8% | 65.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 63.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 64.1%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Industry share of GDP
24.1%
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GDP in US dollars
US$427.2 billion
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GDP per capita in US dollars
US$6,598 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$13,592 per person
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GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$6,270 per person
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Real GDP growth
1.1%
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