Country Intelligence // ZAF

South Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa · ZAR

Total T&T GDP · 2025 est.

$36B

8.9% of economy · vs 2024: +6.5%

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Intl. spending · 2024

$6.4B

5% of exports

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Jobs · 2025 est.

1.9M

11.3% of total jobs · vs 2024: +5.6%

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10-yr CAGR → 2035

+3.3%

total T&T GDP, real 2024 USD

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Total T&T GDP · 2025 estimate → 2035 forecast

Source: WTTC EIR 2025 · real 2024 USD

WTTC publishes only bracket years — 2024 actual, 2025 estimate, and 2035 forecast. The line between 2025 and 2035 is illustrative; intermediate years are not observed.

Source markets (inbound)

2024

#1🌐Zimbabwe24%
#2🌐Mozambique18%
#3🌐Lesotho11%
#4🌐Eswatini9%
#5🌐Botswana4%
—Rest of world34%

Outbound destinations

2024

#1🌐Mozambique19%

Visitor spending split

2024

International 21.3%78.7% Domestic

Leisure 67.5%32.5% Business

Global rankings

Absolute · Relative · Growth 2024 · 2025→2035

Direct T&T GDP

#38#98#107#88

Total T&T GDP

#39#99#97#86

Direct employment

#27#82#11#52

Total employment

#26#87#8#55

Visitor exports

#54#116#103#16

Capital investment

#39#49#136#85

Environmental & social · 2023

vs. 2019

GHG economy share

5.9% ↓ from 6.7%

GHG intensity

1.46 kgCO2e/$ ↓ from 1.63 kgCO2e/$

Energy mix — fossil

95.2%

low-carbon 2.6% · biofuels 2.1%

Tax contribution

$9.6B

6.5% of gov. revenue

Employment — direct shares

48.6% female

youth 9.5% · high-wage 56.9%