South Africa Development
Population: 51,147,000
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $10,050
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 41%
Women as % of Parliament:45%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 7.2
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 29%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 91%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:NA
Economy: Big Mac Index :$2.29
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 0.18 %
Economy: Human Development Index :0.658
Economy: Technology Index:4.33
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 6.1
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP):5.3%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary):35.64
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force:NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita:390.2 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: NA
Health: Physicians Per 1000:0.77 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 6,000,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.117
% of GDP as Industry: 32.1%
Total Labor Force:17.89 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: 26%
Unemployment Rate:24.4% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 43.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:5.2% (2012 est.)
Industries:mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair
Value of Exports: $101.2 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment
Export Partners and %: China 12.7%, US 8.6%, Japan 7.9%, Germany 6%, UK 4.1% (2011)
Value of Imports:$106.8 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs
Import Partners and %: China 14.3%, Germany 10.7%, US 8%, Japan 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.5%, India 4%, UK 4% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 8.095 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 232.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 206.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 90.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 4.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 1.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 516,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 590,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 970 million cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 4.01 billion cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4.127 million (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 64 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 4.761 million (2012)
# of Internet Users: 4.42 million (2009)
# of Airports (total): 567 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 145
# of km of Roadways (total): 362,099 km
# of km of Roadways Paved:73,506 km
# km of Waterways: NA
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $10,050
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners: 41%
Women as % of Parliament:45%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 7.2
Death Due to Non-Communicable Diseases: 29%
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%): 91%
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:NA
Economy: Big Mac Index :$2.29
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): 0.18 %
Economy: Human Development Index :0.658
Economy: Technology Index:4.33
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 6.1
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP):5.3%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary):35.64
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force:NA
Health: Expenditure Per Capita:390.2 $
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: NA
Health: Physicians Per 1000:0.77 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 6,000,000
Media: Per Capita Televisions (you compute this): 0.117
% of GDP as Industry: 32.1%
Total Labor Force:17.89 million (2012 est.)
% of Labor Force in Industry: 26%
Unemployment Rate:24.4% (2012 est.)
Public Debt % of GDP: 43.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:5.2% (2012 est.)
Industries:mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair
Value of Exports: $101.2 billion (2012 est.)
Export Commodities: gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment
Export Partners and %: China 12.7%, US 8.6%, Japan 7.9%, Germany 6%, UK 4.1% (2011)
Value of Imports:$106.8 billion (2012 est.)
Import Commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs
Import Partners and %: China 14.3%, Germany 10.7%, US 8%, Japan 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.5%, India 4%, UK 4% (2011)
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00: 8.095 (2012 est.)
Electricity Production: 232.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity Consumption: 206.1 billion kWh (2009 est.)
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 90.8% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 4.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 1.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 0.5% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
Refined Oil Production: 516,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
Refined Oil Consumption: 590,900 bbl/day (2011 est.)
Natural Gas Production: 970 million cu m (2010 est.)
Natural Gas Consumption: 4.01 billion cu m (2010 est.)
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 4.127 million (2011)
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 64 million (2011)
# of Internet Hosts: 4.761 million (2012)
# of Internet Users: 4.42 million (2009)
# of Airports (total): 567 (2012)
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 145
# of km of Roadways (total): 362,099 km
# of km of Roadways Paved:73,506 km
# km of Waterways: NA
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay