South Africa's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) was −US$8.42 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 197.53% from US$8.63 billion in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$8.42 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$134.45 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.63 billion | 2010 |
| Highest | US$12.37 billion | 2006 |
| Lowest | −US$10.07 billion | 2008 |
| Average since 2011 | −US$3.92 billion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | −US$4.35 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2020, South Africa's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) fell US$338.01 million on 2019 (from −US$8.08 billion to −US$8.42 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was −US$128.58 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.87 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$17.39 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$16.64 billion in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$986.16 million a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, South Africa had the 20th highest value of the 21 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to South Africa in the 2020 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 17th of 21: −US$53.78 million
- Sierra Leone — 18th of 21: −US$384.78 million
- Congo, Rep. — 19th of 21: −US$2.98 billion
- Libya — 21st of 21: −US$13.77 billion
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 31 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | -8,419,939,376 |
| 2019 | -8,081,929,912 |
| 2018 | -7,097,197,145 |
| 2017 | -2,182,195,039 |
| 2016 | -4,791,311,071 |
| 2015 | 134,449,941 |
| 2014 | -5,077,334,705 |
| 2013 | -6,350,754,150 |
| 2012 | -3,221,199,529 |
| 2011 | 5,882,080,970 |
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.46 billion (2020)
- Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for South Africa
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 9.32% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 44.9% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$20.32 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$126.24 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 5.58% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$104.47 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$21.77 billion (2025)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.74 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Africa's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- −US$8.42 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 93.43% from −US$4.35 billion in 1990. The highest value was US$12.37 billion in 2006 and the lowest −US$10.07 billion in 2008.
- How does South Africa rank?
- 20th highest of 21 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for South Africa?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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