Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	4,860,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	14,700,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	2.97 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	3,910 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	2.6 %World Bank WDI [2019]
Unemployment	34.2 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	2,610,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	2,610,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	6.48 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	34.7 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	51.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	soft drink concentrates, coal, forestry, sugar processing, textiles, and apparelCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sugarcane, maize, root vegetables, grapefruits, oranges, milk, pineapples, bananas, beef, sweet potatoes (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	scented mixtures, raw sugar, industrial acids/oils/alcohols, garments, wood (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	South Africa 61%, Ireland 4%, Mozambique 4%, Kenya 4%, Nigeria 3% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	South Africa 71%, China 8%, India 4%, USA 2%, Mozambique 1% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	54.6 indexWorld Bank WDI [2016]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	coal (393,328 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.745 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.449 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–54.6 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2016] 54.6 index
Top export partners	South Africa (68.8%) / Kenya (4.3%) / Nigeria (3.9%) / Mozambique (2.8%) / Zimbabwe (2.4%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	South Africa (86.2%) / China (2.6%) / USA (2.2%) / Germany (1.0%) / India (1.0%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Sugar cane / Sugar Crops Primary / Fruit Primary / Citrus Fruit, Total / Roots and Tubers, TotalFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	27.2 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	21.2 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	6.75 %WB GFDD [2007]
Financial account ownership	65.1 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	7.66 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	8.72 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found