Fact
Fun Fact
South Africa has one of the world’s younger populations by age, The median age of a person in the country is 27.6.
Did you know
Did you Know?
The first human heart transplant was done in Cape town in 1967.

Quick Facts:

Life Expectancy
64 Years
Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2018
GDP

0.15
GDP growth (annual %),
2019

Export
Exported products (2019)
Gold ($16.8B), Platinum ($9.62B), cars ($7.61B), Iron ore ($6.73B), Coal briquettes ($5.05B)
Export percentage of gdp
29.85
Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2019
Imported goods
Imported products
Crude petroleum ($8.93b), refined petroleum ($4.25B), cars ($3.85B), vehicle parts ($3.07B), Gold ($2.07)
Import as percentage of GDP

29.35
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP,
2019

Balance of trade

$17.52B deficit
Balance of trade (2019)