Statistics Reports

Productivity Statistics Report 2024

The Productivity Statistics Report is a report released by Productivity SA annually as a statistical publication of productivity trends within South Africa.

Productivity Statistics Report 2023

I am pleased to present the 2023 Productivity Statistics Report, a significant snapshot of our nation’s economic landscape.
In a year marked by challenges, including persistent rolling blackouts, elevated interest rates, and an unemployment rate that has reached 32%, our economic resilience is put to the test.

Productivity Statistics Report 2022

We are delighted to launch the 2022 Productivity Statistics Report, which Productivity SA generates annually as a tool that empowers government, business, and labour to appraise themselves about South Africa’s productivity levels and move from an informed premise when making key economic reforms and decisions.

Productivity Statistics Summary 2022

Labour productivity and Multifactor productivity accelerated in 2021 following a significant decline in growth during 2020 while Capital productivity recorded a deceleration in growth during same period.

Productivity Statistics Report 2021

The Productivity Statistics Report is an annual report by Productivity SA which measures the levels of productivity, or efficiency with which production inputs are used to produce goods and services, in the economy at the economy, sector as well as industry level.

Productivity Statistics October 2021

Significant decline in growth of Labour and Multifactor productivity.
Capital productivity recorded a considerable acceleration.

Productivity Statistics Report 2020

As part of our interventions, Productivity SA generates the Productivity Statistics Report, which is an annual statistical publication of productivity trends and is designed as a reference document for everyone interested in the economic sector and industry productivity trends.

Productivity Statistics Report 2019

I am proud to present the 2019 Productivity Statistics Report which is published on an annual basis by Productivity SA.

Productivity Statistics Report 2018

It gives me great pleasure to present the October 2018 productivity statistics report. Productivity SA publishes productivity statistics on an annual basis to promote the understanding of the current and historical resource efficiency related economic developments in the economy. 

2018 Productivity SA Statistics Summary

Gross domestic product accelerated slightly in 2017 breaking the downward trend recorded since 2013. The Official unemployment rate registered 26.7 percent while the Expanded unemployment rate was 36.3 percent in the last quarter of 2017.

Productivity Statistics Report 2018

It gives me great pleasure to present the October 2017 productivity statistics report. Productivity SA publishes Productivity Statistics on annual basis to promote the understanding of the current and historical developments in productivity. 

2017 Productivity SA Statistics Report Summary

Gross domestic product decelerated further in 2016 maintaining a downward trend recorded since 2013. The Official unemployment rate registered 26.5 percent while the Expanded unemployment rate was 36.3 percent in the last quarter of 2016.

 

2015 Productivity SA Statistics Summary

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decelerated to 1.2 percent in 2015 from 1.6 percent in 2014. The Unemployment rate worsened slightly where the indicator increased to 24.5 in the fourth quarter of 2015 from 24.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014.

The notable macroeconomic developments in 2015 include the improvement in terms of trade, abating inflation gains as well as the depreciation of rand exchange rate while the constraints in electricity supply continued. Real output, excluding General government services as well as community and personal services, remained unchanged in 2015.