South Africa's Data Quality Rating

DATA QUALITY RATINGS (2024)

Data rankings are produced from scores in five areas: Base year recency; SNA version; Informal economy size; research resources available; and likelihood of Government interference. Scores are based on a 0-100 scale.

Official GDP data for South Africa has been awarded the quality rating of B - Good. South Africa's GDP data quality ranks 55th on a global scale and 0 for Africa, while population and demographic data are positioned 91th and 0 respectively.

South Africa's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Economics Research, London


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Index		 World Economics
Data Grade
(A-E)		 Base
Year
Chained/Year		 SNA Framework
Version		 Informal
Economy
% of GDP		 Statistical Resources
Index		 Governance Levels
Index
Switzerland 98.7 A Chained 2008 7.5 100.0 93.1
New Zealand 98.0 A Chained 2008 10.1 100.0 93.3
Netherlands 97.9 A Chained 2008 10.0 100.0 93.1
Denmark 97.6 A Chained 2008 15.3 100.0 98.8
Luxembourg 97.5 A Chained 2008 10.0 100.0 91
Finland 97.4 A Chained 2008 14.7 100.0 97.3
Sweden 97.3 A Chained 2008 13.6 100.0 94.4
Germany 97.0 A Chained 2008 11.2 100.0 90.9
Norway 97.0 A Chained 2008 15.8 100.0 97.5
Canada 96.7 A Chained 2008 11.3 100.0 88.8
Ireland 96.7 A Chained 2008 12.4 100.0 91.4
Austria 96.5 A Chained 2008 8.8 100.0 85.6
Australia 96.4 A Chained 2008 9.8 100.0 86
United Kingdom 96.3 A Chained 2008 10.1 100.0 86
Iceland 95.6 A Chained 2008 13.9 100.0 88.1
Japan 95.6 A Chained 2008 9.6 100.0 82.2
United States 95.1 A Chained 2008 7.3 100.0 76.5
France 94.9 A Chained 2008 13.2 100.0 84.1
Belgium 93.8 A Chained 2008 19.3 100.0 86.7
Czechia 93.3 A Chained 2008 14.5 100.0 78.7
Portugal 92.7 A Chained 2008 20.4 100.0 83.7
Singapore 92.4 A Chained 2008 10.5 100.0 68.8
Spain 90.8 A Chained 2008 21.5 100.0 76.9
Slovenia 89.9 A Chained 2008 24.0 100.0 76.6
Taiwan 89.8 A Chained 2008 22.4 0.0 82.6
Korea, Rep. 89.7 A Chained 2008 22.9 100.0 74.3
Israel 89.2 A Chained 2008 21.0 100.0 67.9
Hong Kong 88.7 A Chained 2008 13.7 100.0 57.1
Chile 88.5 A Chained 2008 19.5 86.7 75.2
Italy 88.4 A Chained 2008 24.0 100.0 70.2
Cyprus 87.3 A Chained 2008 27.3 100.0 69.6
Malta 86.9 B Chained 2008 27.8 100.0 67.3
Costa Rica 86.6 B Chained 2008 26.8 91.1 73
Mauritius 86.6 B Chained 2008 20.6 85.6 69.8
Greece 86.4 B Chained 2008 27.1 100.0 64.2
Romania 84.6 B Chained 2008 23.8 84.4 66.7
Poland 84.5 B Chained 2008 22.5 78.9 69
United Arab Emirates 83.8 B Chained 2008 20.5 100.0 44.6
Croatia 83.7 B Chained 2008 29.8 86.7 68
Bulgaria 82.2 B Chained 2008 28.0 85.6 60.7
Estonia 81.2 B Chained 2008 22.5 40.0 88.9
Latvia 81.0 B Chained 2008 25.1 53.3 80.4
Mongolia 80.7 B 2015 2008 15.2 92.2 53.7
Lithuania 80.4 B Chained 2008 21.8 43.3 82.9
Bahamas, The 80.2 B 2012 2008 30.3 100.0 73.1
Slovak Republic 80.1 B Chained 2008 14.9 40.0 73.5
Armenia 79.7 B Chained 2008 39.4 94.4 57
Oman 79.6 B 2018 2008 19.9 100.0 41.1
Uruguay 79.5 B 2016 2008 32.0 80.0 79
Moldova 78.8 B Chained 2008 41.0 91.1 58.3
Brazil 78.3 B Chained 2008 33.5 81.1 53.8
North Macedonia 77.7 B Chained 2008 33.5 72.2 58.7
Colombia 77.4 B Chained 2008 33.4 82.2 48.8
Dominican Republic 76.9 B Chained 2008 34.0 72.2 56.2
South Africa 76.5 B 2015 2008 29.0 81.1 64.2
Georgia 75.8 B Chained 2008 46.5 87.8 54.7
Jordan 75.4 B 2016 2008 17.0 77.8 43.2
Malaysia 74.4 B 2015 2008 25.3 76.7 53.3
Türkiye 74.4 B Chained 2008 31.4 81.1 33.7
Hungary 74.0 B Chained 2008 23.5 40.0 58.3
Bahrain 73.6 B 2010 2008 17.2 100.0 31.2
Serbia 73.6 B 2015 2008 31.4 88.9 47.4
Indonesia 73.4 C 2010 2008 22.6 85.6 50.6
Qatar 73.4 C 2018 1993 16.7 100.0 53.2
China 72.8 C 2015 2008 12.5 80.0 25.8
Malawi 72.8 C 2017 2008 30.8 70.0 54.5
Morocco 72.6 C Chained 2008 31.8 66.7 40
Namibia 72.5 C 2015 2008 24.7 51.1 67.2
Saudi Arabia 72.2 C 2010 2008 22.9 100.0 33.5
Philippines 72.0 C 2018 2008 34.4 82.2 42.9
Ukraine 71.8 C Chained 2008 44.2 72.2 47.8
Algeria 71.7 C Chained 2008 17.5 50.0 31.8
Botswana 71.5 C 2016 2008 26.7 50.0 63.1
Ghana 70.9 C 2013 2008 35.8 71.1 62.1
Sri Lanka 70.8 C 2015 2008 31.1 80.0 41.9
Suriname 70.5 C 2015 2008 33.1 57.8 63.8
Mexico 70.2 C 2013 2008 29.4 80.0 42.9
Rwanda 70.2 C 2017 2008 31.4 73.3 40.9
Cabo Verde 70.0 C Chained 1993 31.7 65.6 73.6
Belarus 69.7 C Chained 2008 37.9 83.3 19.7
Russia 69.4 C Chained 2008 38.2 82.2 19.9
Albania 69.2 C Chained 1993 32.5 87.8 50.9
Burkina Faso 69.0 C 2015 2008 33.3 67.8 47.2
Brunei 68.4 C 2010 2008 30.1 0.0 53.1
Togo 68.4 C 2016 2008 29.7 67.8 38
Senegal 68.0 C 2014 2008 37.8 66.7 53.2
Niger 67.9 C 2015 2008 36.8 68.9 45.1
Argentina 67.7 C 2004 2008 30.0 78.9 57.1
Benin 67.6 C Chained 2008 49.2 62.2 44.9
Lesotho 67.6 C 2012 2008 31.0 67.8 46.7
Cote d'Ivoire 67.5 C 2015 2008 40.8 71.1 48.2
El Salvador 67.5 C 2014 2008 41.1 82.2 44
India 67.4 C 2011 2008 37.6 76.7 49.4
Guatemala 67.4 D Chained 2008 48.8 73.3 33.3
Trinidad and Tobago 67.2 D 2012 2008 31.7 47.8 62.5
Mauritania 66.8 D 2014 2008 31.6 61.1 44.7
Kenya 66.7 D 2016 2008 32.8 57.8 43
Uganda 66.7 D 2016 2008 34.5 71.1 33.2
Turkmenistan 66.2 D Chained 2008 34.8 72.2 9.8
Comoros 65.9 D Chained 2008 36.6 46.7 33.8
Pakistan 65.8 D 2016 2008 35.7 72.2 29.1
Lebanon 65.7 D Chained 2008 31.6 44.4 27.9
Kuwait 65.5 D 2010 1993 20.3 100.0 44.3
Gambia 65.0 D 2013 2008 44.3 70.0 48.7
Kyrgyzstan 64.5 D Chained 1993 31.1 90.0 25.7
Peru 63.9 D 2007 2008 42.2 80.0 47.4
Mozambique 63.8 D 2014 2008 34.3 62.2 33.5
Tunisia 63.8 D Chained 1993 30.6 58.9 49.5
Tanzania 63.5 D 2017 2008 47.0 63.3 40.8
Paraguay 63.2 D 2014 2008 46.6 65.6 44.7
Kazakhstan 63.0 D Chained 1993 32.1 78.9 30.9
Ecuador 62.7 D 2007 2008 37.5 65.6 46.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.3 D Chained 1993 33.2 60.0 45.4
Thailand 61.7 D Chained 1993 46.5 83.3 41.3
Cameroon 61.4 D 2016 2008 30.1 46.7 26.1
Eswatini 61.3 D 2011 2008 41.1 71.1 31.7
Sierra Leone 61.2 D 2006 2008 37.6 60.0 49.4
Uzbekistan 60.7 D Chained 1993 27.3 67.8 23.8
Zambia 60.6 D 2010 2008 38.8 53.3 43.9
Azerbaijan 59.4 D Chained 1993 36.7 80.0 20.2
Panama 59.0 D Chained 1993 51.8 61.1 55.4
Myanmar 58.0 D 2016 2008 49.0 74.4 10.9
Nicaragua 57.1 D Chained 2008 52.9 46.7 16.6
Tajikistan 57.0 D Chained 1993 37.2 72.2 16.4
Egypt 56.9 E 2016 1993 35.0 82.2 26
Vietnam 56.5 E 2010 1993 20.6 74.4 27.3
Jamaica 55.6 E 2007 1993 33.1 54.4 64.6
Guyana 55.4 E 2012 1993 29.3 45.6 54.1
Bhutan 54.5 E 2000 1993 22.9 60.0 60.1
Bangladesh 54.4 E 2016 1993 30.6 60.0 28.8
Liberia 54.4 E 2016 1993 42.7 57.8 45.6
Papua New Guinea 53.3 E 2013 1993 34.9 52.2 44.4
Nigeria 53.1 E 2010 2008 58.2 53.3 37
Haiti 52.6 E 2011 2008 55.5 53.3 28.2
Laos 52.3 E 2012 1993 27.4 62.2 22.6
Ethiopia 51.9 E 2015 1993 33.7 47.8 34.2
Zimbabwe 51.7 E 2012 2008 64.7 58.9 28.5
Nepal 51.3 E 2000 1993 33.3 72.2 48.8
Guinea-Bissau 51.0 E 2015 1993 35.7 48.9 32.4
Madagascar 49.4 E 2007 1993 36.5 54.4 42.2
Guinea 47.7 E 2010 1993 38.9 51.1 32.9
Burundi 44.6 E 2005 1993 36.6 57.8 23.4
Chad 44.3 E 2005 1993 34.7 54.4 22.5
Mali 44.0 E 1999 1993 33.3 60.0 30.2
Angola 41.7 E 2002 1993 39.5 45.6 32.6
Libya 41.2 E 2013 1993 35.3 25.6 14.3
Congo, Rep. 40.8 E 2005 1993 40.2 38.9 28.5
Cambodia 40.6 E 2000 1993 41.0 60.0 22.7
Honduras 40.6 E 2000 1993 46.0 56.7 31.5
Yemen, Rep. 39.8 E 2007 1993 27.4 27.8 11.2
Central African Republic 38.3 E 2005 1993 44.4 36.7 24.3
Congo, Dem. Rep 36.8 E 2005 1993 48.5 40.0 20.5
Gabon 36.4 E 2001 1993 51.8 40.0 33.4
Bolivia 35.6 E 1990 1993 55.0 66.7 40.2
Sudan 31.5 E 1996 1968 35.7 54.4 18.6
Afghanistan 28.6 E 2002 1993 73.5 57.8 9.7


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Key:
Data Quality Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor, 100 = Excelent.

Resources Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.

Governance Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
         0 = Poor governance, 100 = Good governance.

Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets
         B: Good
         C: Use with caution
         D: Poor
         E: Extremely poor quality







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