The South African economy is predominantly service-oriented. The tertiary sector accounted for 70% of economic activity or value added in 2024, far larger than the secondary (20%) and primary (10%) sectors combined.1 Within the tertiary sector, the finance, real estate & business services industry was responsible for 23% of value added, making it the largest read more »
Real estate, activities auxiliary to financial intermediation and business services industry, 2024 Total income between 2020 (R1 401,2 billion) and 2024 (R1 843,4 billion) increased by 31,6%, according to data from Statistics South Africa. This translates to an increase of R442,2 billion. The largest increase was reported for ‘activities auxiliary to financial intermediation’ (+R88,3 billion), read more »
13 July 2026 Statistics South Africa to release the results of the Real estate, activities auxiliary to financial intermediation and business services industry Statistics South Africa will, on 15 July 2026, release the results of the Real estate, activities auxiliary to financial intermediation and business services industry, 2024. The report presents findings from the 2024 read more »
World Population Day is an event which aims to highlight the importance and urgency of population issues. The day was established by the former governing council of the UN Development Program in 1989 because of the commemoration and the interest shown with the world at 5 billion in 1987. The first World Population Day was read more »
The construction industry in South Africa has faced numerous challenges over the years. Some of the key contributing factors, according to Infrastructure South Africa,1 were slow economic growth, low investment, loadshedding, labour shortages, the COVID-19 pandemic and criminal activity. According to gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, construction’s contribution to national economic activity peaked at 4,2% read more »
07 July 2026 Statistics South Africa to release the results of the Construction Industry, 2024 Statistics South Africa will, on 09 July 2026, release the results of the Construction Industry, 2024. The Construction Industry report presents findings from the 2024 Construction large sample survey, which covers enterprises registered for tax and mainly engaged in the read more »
The payment of salaries and wages accounts for a sizable portion of the municipal budget. A 20-year review of local government spending shows how the contribution of employee-related costs to total operational expenditure has shifted over time. Explore the municipal wage bill, as well as other stories, in this edition of Stats Biz. Download Stats read more »
June was a busy month for Stats SA. The agency published 28 publications, with many providing fresh data on the performance of the economy. The latest business indicators Electricity generation continued to wane, declining by 9,0% year-on-year in April. Seasonally adjusted electricity production dipped to 17 901 gigawatt-hours (GWh), the lowest level since the COVID-19 Level 5 read more »
According to the Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES, Q1:2026) survey released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), total employment in the formal non-agricultural sector decreased by80 000 (0,8%) in the first quarter of 2026, falling from 10,548 million in December 2025 to 10,468 million by March 2026. Overall, 121 000 jobs were lost between March 2025 and read more »
26 June 2026 Migration continues to shape South Africa’s population landscape, says Statistician-General South Africa’s migration patterns continue to reshape the country’s demographic and economic landscape, with Gauteng and the Western Cape remaining the leading destinations for both internal and international migrants. This was highlighted by Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, during the South Africa National Migration read more »