South Africa - Trade in services (% of GDP)

Trade in services (% of GDP) in South Africa was 5.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.69 in 2008, while its lowest value was 5.43 in 1993.

Definition: Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.62
1961 6.25
1962 6.31
1963 6.83
1964 6.67
1965 6.92
1966 6.95
1967 7.02
1968 7.02
1969 6.98
1970 7.63
1971 8.12
1972 7.72
1973 7.40
1974 7.47
1975 8.71
1976 7.66
1977 7.93
1978 8.09
1979 7.78
1980 7.05
1981 7.67
1982 7.34
1983 6.31
1984 6.55
1985 6.84
1986 6.90
1987 6.24
1988 6.00
1989 6.38
1990 6.28
1991 5.66
1992 5.74
1993 5.43
1994 5.76
1995 6.17
1996 6.63
1997 6.75
1998 7.23
1999 7.25
2000 7.18
2001 7.45
2002 8.22
2003 8.48
2004 8.02
2005 8.30
2006 8.84
2007 9.21
2008 9.69
2009 8.52
2010 8.53
2011 8.31
2012 8.43
2013 8.75
2014 9.01
2015 9.02
2016 9.35
2017 8.69
2018 8.42
2019 8.35
2020 5.95

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments