What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between South Africa and Zimbabwe?

0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

South Africa

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.875 5 year moving average

in 2023

South Africa rank

34th

Zimbabwe rank

34th

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

South Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3748 5 year moving average	0.278 5 year moving average	0.0968 5 year moving average	South Africa
2010s	0.5402 5 year moving average	0.4492 5 year moving average	0.091 5 year moving average	South Africa
2020s	0.852 5 year moving average	0.8135 5 year moving average	0.0385 5 year moving average	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, South Africa or Zimbabwe?: South Africa, at 0.875 5 year moving average against 0.875 5 year moving average in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 0 5 year moving average, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: South Africa ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database