Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	401,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	989,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	0.535 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	6,270 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	4.36 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	32.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	128,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	120,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	2.81 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	24.3 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	63 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repairCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sugarcane, maize, milk, soybeans, potatoes, wheat, grapes, chicken, oranges, apples (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	gold, platinum, coal, cars, iron ore (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	China 19%, USA 8%, Germany 7%, India 7%, UK 6% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	China 21%, India 7%, USA 7%, Germany 6%, UAE 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	54.1 indexWorld Bank WDI [2022]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	coal (229,183,189 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.857 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.549 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–54.1 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2022] 54.1 index
Top export partners	China (18.4%) / United Kingdom (8.3%) / USA (8.1%) / India (7.6%) / Germany (5.2%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	China (21.2%) / Germany (7.2%) / India (7.2%) / USA (5.8%) / Oman (2.9%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Sugar cane / Sugar Crops Primary / Cereals, primary / Maize (corn) / Fruit PrimaryFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	74.3 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	112 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	313 %WB GFDD [2020]
Financial account ownership	81.1 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	5.14 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	12.4 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found