South Africa – Employment Rate

South Africa Employment Rate

South Africa employment rate data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 37.58%.

COUNTRY: South Africa

UNIT: percent of GDP

SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources

UPDATED: 2026-09-07 05:09:26

GM ECONOMY RATING

South Africa · Economic Stability Rating

Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.

58 / 100

Moderate stability

Fiscal stability

9.0 / 25

Macroeconomic stability

8.9 / 20

External stability

9.0 / 15

Financial robustness

13.0 / 15

Structural stability

15.0 / 15

Future capacity

4.0 / 10

Demographic capacity

2.0 / 5

Method: GM Economy multi-pillar stability model with structural and financial robustness adjustment. Coverage: 100% of weighted inputs available.

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