South Africa's GDP per capita of $6,267 (2024) is 118% above the Africa average of $2,877. GDP growth of 0.5% (2024) trails the Africa average of 3.9%. CO₂ emissions of 6.9 metric tons per capita are 5.8x the Africa average. V-Dem classifies South Africa as a partial democracy with an electoral democracy score of 0.73 (2024).