Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	2,270,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	7,010,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	2.85 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	972 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	6.11 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	16.3 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	909,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Imports of goods & services	2,090,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Agriculture (% GDP)	6.5 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	30.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	48 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourismCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	milk, potatoes, maize, vegetables, fruits, sorghum, wheat, game meat, beans, wool (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	diamonds, garments, wool, power equipment, bedding (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	South Africa 31%, Belgium 26%, USA 20%, UAE 8%, India 8% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	South Africa 78%, China 10%, Taiwan 3%, Japan 1%, India 1% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	44.9 indexWorld Bank WDI [2017]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	diamond (471,745 Carats, 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.625 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.282 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–44.9 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2017] 44.9 index
Top export partners	South Africa (42.4%) / USA (23.1%) / Belgium (21.9%) / India (4.1%) / China (2.7%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	South Africa (78.2%) / China (10.7%) / Taiwan (3.2%) / India (1.5%) / Japan (1.0%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Raw milk of cattle / Milk, Total / Potatoes / Roots and Tubers, Total / Cereals, primaryFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	27.7 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	20 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership	61.6 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	7.43 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	6.97 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found