| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
47.1 |
47.5 |
47.9 |
48.3 |
48.8 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
ACP; IMF; SADC; WTO |
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Rand |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.1172 |
0.1249 |
0.1263 |
0.1172 |
0.1035 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.1326 |
0.1553 |
0.1571 |
0.1472 |
0.1419 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.6% |
6.5% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
167 |
216 |
242 |
257 |
283 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
3540 |
4544 |
5056 |
5325 |
5801 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
3.1% |
4.9% |
5.0% |
5.4% |
5.1% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
4% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
|
| Industry |
31% |
31% |
31% |
32% |
31% |
|
| Services |
65% |
66% |
66% |
65% |
66% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
62% |
62% |
63% |
63% |
62% |
|
| Government consumption |
19% |
19% |
19% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
16% |
16% |
17% |
19% |
21% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
32 |
40 |
47 |
53 |
64 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
35 |
48 |
55 |
68 |
80 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
111 |
92 |
93 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
46% |
36% |
33% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
25.6% |
24.3% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
264 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
241 |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.027 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.9 |
n.a. |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.1 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.015 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
199100 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
504900 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
antimony; chromium; diamonds; iron ore; natural gas; gold; coal; copper; manganese; nickel; platinum; phosphate; salt; uranium; vanadium; tin |
|
| Agricultural resources |
poultry; sheep; vegetables; corn; fruit; wheat; sugar cane |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
i |
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