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South Africa

Website National Portal
Region Africa
Sub-Region Southern Africa
Income * Upper middle income
Income Value 5,430
USD, GNI per capita
Population 55,291,225
E-Government Development Index 0.4902
Rank 55 of 193
E-Participation Index 0.0984
Rank 66 of 193
* Income data refer to World Bank classification
E-Government (2004 EGDI: 0.4902)
2004 Rank 55
Group MEGDI
2003 Rank 45
Change +10
E-Participation (2004 EPART: 0.0984)
2004 Rank 66
2003 Rank 41
Change +25

E-Government Development Index

E-Government Development Index 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2005 2004 2003
South Africa (Rank) 40 65 78 68 76 93 101 97 61 58 55 45
South Africa (Value) 0.86162 0.73570 0.68910 0.66180 0.55463 0.48688 0.48687 0.43057 0.51150 0.50754 0.49021 0.51503

E-Participation Index

E-Participation Index 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2005 2004 2003
South Africa (Rank) 29 61 57 39 76 97 83 64 49 33 66 41
South Africa (Value) 0.83560 0.59090 0.75000 0.84830 0.55932 0.33333 0.15790 0.18571 0.25000 0.30158 0.09836 0.25860

Online Service Index

Online Service Index 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2005 2004 2003
South Africa (Value) 0.88721 0.74870 0.74710 0.83330 0.55797 0.38582 0.45751 0.30793 0.55183 0.56923 0.51544 0.53930

Telecommunication Infrastructure Index

Telecommunication Infrastructure Index 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2005 2004 2003
South Africa (Value) 0.89512 0.68500 0.58320 0.42310 0.38065 0.34662 0.22136 0.14431 0.17519 0.12339 0.12520 0.12579

Human Capital Index

Human Capital Index 2024 2022 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2005 2004 2003
South Africa (Value) 0.80257 0.77330 0.73710 0.72910 0.72526 0.72820 0.78173 0.84320 0.80612 0.83000 0.83000 0.88000