Key findings: D0441.1 - Provincial Gross Domestic Product: Experimental Estimates, 2022

  • There is an upward revision in nominal terms across provinces when compared with previously published estimates. This aligned to the national benchmark findings.
  • The largest contributor to South Africa's nominal GDP by province from 2013 to 2022 was Gauteng, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape. The least contribution was observed in Northern Cape. This provincial ranking was the same prior to the benchmarking.
  • The provincial ranking in terms of contributions has remained the same over time and the magnitudes of the contribution (in percentage terms) changed slightly.
  • Growth rates across provinces varied significantly, with the largest growth in 2022 recorded in Gauteng and the least growth recorded in North West and Mpumalanga.