This statistic shows the distribution of the gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors in South Africa from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, agriculture had contributed around 2.62 percent to the GDP of South Africa, whereas industry and services had contributed 24.62 and 62.61 percent of the total value added, respectively.
South Africa: Distribution of gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2023
2.62%
24.62%
62.61%
2022
2.71%
24.93%
62.26%
2021
2.49%
24.87%
62.73%
2020
2.58%
23.34%
64.61%
2019
1.95%
23.62%
64.35%
2018
2.26%
23.54%
64.25%
2017
2.49%
23.61%
64.33%
2016
2.41%
23.78%
63.91%
2015
2.23%
23.73%
64.1%
2014
2.13%
24.31%
64.01%
2013
1.93%
24.55%
64.05%
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World Bank. (January 28, 2025). South Africa: Distribution of gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371233/south-africa-gdp-distribution-across-economic-sectors/
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World Bank. (2025). South Africa: Distribution of gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371233/south-africa-gdp-distribution-across-economic-sectors/
World Bank. "South Africa: Distribution of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) across Economic Sectors from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371233/south-africa-gdp-distribution-across-economic-sectors/
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South Africa: Distribution of gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, January 28, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371233/south-africa-gdp-distribution-across-economic-sectors/
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