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
