Germany vs South Africa: Economy

This page compares Germany and South Africa across 35 Economy indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator	Germany	South Africa	Detail
GDP (current US$)	$4.69T	$401.14B	Compare →
GDP per capita (current US$)	56,103.73	6,267.19	Compare →
GDP growth (annual %)	-0.50	0.53	Compare →
Forest rents (% of GDP)	0.03	0.63	Compare →
Mineral rents (% of GDP)	0.00	3.83	Compare →
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)	0.08	7.33	Compare →
GDP per capita growth (annual %)	-0.77	-0.71	Compare →
GDP (constant 2015 US$)	$3.68T	$365.83B	Compare →
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)	3.11	3.92	Compare →
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)	44,027.76	5,715.48	Compare →
GNI (current US$)	$4.85T	$393.26B	Compare →
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	55,090.00	6,110.00	Compare →
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)	25.62	24.31	Compare →
GNI, Atlas method (current US$)	$4.60T	$391.20B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)	0.00	2.65	Compare →
Services, value added (% of GDP)	64.05	62.99	Compare →
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	0.91	2.81	Compare →
GDP, PPP (current international $)	$6.14T	$989.31B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI)	18.90	12.99	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)	73,551.93	15,456.20	Compare →
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	76,180.00	15,150.00	Compare →
GNI, PPP (current international $)	$6.36T	$969.86B	Compare →
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)	0.02	0.03	Compare →
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)	0.63	4.64	Compare →
Oil rents (% of GDP)	0.01	0.40	Compare →
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)	4.53	6.50	Compare →
Coal rents (% of GDP)	0.01	2.44	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	62,554.55	13,597.65	Compare →
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	$5.22T	$870.35B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI)	0.03	1.74	Compare →
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	2.26	4.36	Compare →
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	41.43	31.79	Compare →
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	37.66	29.85	Compare →
Trade (% of GDP)	79.09	61.65	Compare →
Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth)	2.67	5.34	Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.