| Economy of South Africa |
| Currency |
1 Rand = 100 cents |
| Fiscal year |
1 April - 31 March |
| Trade organisations |
WTO, SADC, SACU |
| Statistics [1] |
| GDP ranking |
24th (2005) [2] |
| GDP |
$576.4 billion (2006) |
| GDP growth |
4.5% (2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
$13,000 (2006 est.) |
| GDP by sector |
agriculture (2.6%), industry (30.3%), services (67.1%) (2006) |
| Forex reserves |
$20.16 billion (February 2006) |
| Inflation |
5% (2006) |
| Pop below poverty line |
50% (2000) |
| Labour force |
16.09 million economically active (2006 est.) |
| Labour force by occupation |
services (45%), industry (25%), agriculture (30%) (1999) |
| Unemployment |
25.5% (2006 est.) |
| Main industries |
Mining (Platinum, Gold, Chromium, Diamonds), Automobile assembly, Metalworking, Machinery, Textile, Iron, Steel, Chemicals, Fertilizer and Foodstuffs |
| Trading partners [3] |
| Exports |
$59.15 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Main partners |
UK 12.6%, US 12.4%, Japan 9.2%, Germany 8.1%, the People's Republic of China 4.7%, Italy 4.4% (2003) |
| Imports |
$61.53 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Main partners |
Germany 16.6%, UK 8.5%, US 8.2%, Japan 5.9%, the People's Republic of China 5.9%, Saudi Arabia 5.2%, France 5.0% (2003) |
| Public finances [4] |
| Public debt |
32.9% of GDP |
| Revenues |
$72.15 billion (2006) |
| Expenses |
$75.93 billion (2006) |
| Economic aid (recipient) |
$487.5m (2000) |
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