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| SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY STATS: |
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Agriculture > products
corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products |
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Big Mac Index
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$2.29 |
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[34th of 65]
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Debt > External
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$64,800,000,000.00 |
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[39th of 136]
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Distribution of family income > Gini index
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65 |
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[1st of 43]
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Economic freedom
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2.35 |
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[51st of 156]
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Exports
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$76,190,000,000.00 |
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[38th of 189]
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GDP
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$254,991,600,000.00 |
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[26th of 203]
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GDP > PPP
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$510,102,000,000.00 |
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[20th of 163]
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GDP > Real growth rate
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5.1% |
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[101st of 198]
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GDP per capita in 1973
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$3,844.00 |
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[33rd of 52]
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GINI index
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57.78
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[1st of 40]
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Gross National Income
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$122,000,000,000.00 |
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[28th of 172]
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Human Development Index
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0.658 |
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[121st of 178]
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Income category
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Lower middle income |
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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45.9% |
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[8th of 114]
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Population below poverty line
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50% |
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[3rd of 46]
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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0.45 % of world's poor |
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[24th of 80]
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Public debt
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31.3 % of GDP |
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[69th of 121]
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Technological achievement
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0.34 |
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[36th of 68]
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Tourist arrivals
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5,437,000 |
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[22nd of 152]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; The Economist.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Heritage Foundation; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; World Bank. 2005. World Development Indicators 2005.; Angus Maddison; World Development Indicators database; ; Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme; ; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC; Country Responsibilities in Achieving the Millenium Development Goals", April 8 2003, by Janice Poling; United Nations Development Program. Human Development Report 2001. New York: Oxford University Press,2001, Table A2.1. via ciesin.org; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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