Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) vs South Africa: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of

Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
0.8466 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
2.44 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) rank
3rd
South Africa rank
3rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of over time

  • Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.44 Percentage of GDP against 0.8466 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), a difference of 1.59 Percentage of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 2.9 times Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 46 regions.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4816 Percentage of GDP 2.74 Percentage of GDP 2.26 Percentage of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.6102 Percentage of GDP 2.41 Percentage of GDP 1.8 Percentage of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.6431 Percentage of GDP 2.03 Percentage of GDP 1.38 Percentage of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of, Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.44 Percentage of GDP against 0.8466 Percentage of GDP in Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) as of 2021.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of between Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and South Africa?
1.59 Percentage of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and South Africa?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) and South Africa rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 08 - sectoral breakdown of?
Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Coal rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy — Coal rents
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
234 places, 5,062 data points, 2000–2021
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 8 shows the breakdown of national economies by sectors of activity, looking at share of employment, contributions to GDP, along with the impact of natural resource extraction on the economy.