South Africa — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2031 · 121 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The gross capital formation reading for South Africa was 13.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 14.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.87 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 15% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1911–2031
- Quarterly data, 1993–2026
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Latest observations
2007–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 14 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 13.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 13.5 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 13.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 13 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 13.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 12.8 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 12.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 16.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 16.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 17 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 19.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 18.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.