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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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Aid as % of GDP
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110% |
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[110th of 129]
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Business efficiency
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37 |
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[37th of 51]
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Economic freedom
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51 |
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[51st of 156]
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Exchange rates
rand per US dollar - 6.4597 (2004), 7.5648 (2003), 10.5407 (2002), 8.6092 (2001), 6.9398 (2000) |
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GDP > PPP
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$20.00 |
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[20th of 163]
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GDP per capita in 1950
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$26.00 |
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[26th of 52]
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GDP per capita in 1973
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$33.00 |
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[33rd of 52]
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Income category
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Lower middle income |
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Income distribution > Poorest 10%
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104% |
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[104th of 114]
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Income distribution > Richest 10%
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8% |
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[8th of 114]
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Overall productivity > PPP
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$29.00 |
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[29th of 49]
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Population under $1 a day
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45 |
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[45th of 59]
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Poverty > Share of all poor people
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24 % of world's poor |
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[24th of 80]
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Technological achievement
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36 |
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[36th of 68]
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Trade with US > US exports of textile, sewing machines
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34 |
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[34th of 183]
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World Trade > Imports > Mech transmission equipment
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25 |
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[25th of 137]
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World Trade > Imports > Mechanical handling equipment
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28 |
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[28th of 146]
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World Trade > Imports > Special industrial machines nes
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32 |
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[32nd of 144]
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World Trade > Imports > Special transactions nes
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9 |
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[9th of 118]
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SOURCES: ; Official Development Assistance (ODA) received as a % of Gross Domestic Product (GDP); Based upon a business efficiency index where '100' represents the highest level of business efficiency.; Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.; The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.; Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in Millions of International Dollars, 2004.; World Bank income categories are used; Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption.; Estimates: GDP (PPP) per person employed, US$; Population below line - proportion receiving less than $1 per day in income (purchasing power parity). Data from most recent available between the period 1983 to 2000.; The percentage of the world's total poor who live in each nation. 'Poor' here is defined as lving below the global poverty line of US$1 per day.; Technology Achievement Index
Units: Score; US exports of textile, sewing machines, USD Thousands, 2004; Imports of Mech transmission equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Mechanical handling equipment, by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special industrial machines n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD; Imports of Special transactions n.e.s., by country, in thousands USD
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA
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