Sector share of GDP (%)
1960 1970 1980 1993
Primary sector 25.1 17.0 27.9 13.3
Agriculture, fishing 12.4 7.9 6.8 4.6
Mining, quarrying 12.7 9.0 21.1 8.7
Secondary sector 26.6 30.8 28.9 30.7
Manufacturing 21.0 23.9 22.5 23.5
Electricity, gas, water 2.5 2.6 3.1 4.0
Construction 3.1 4.2 3.3 3.2
Tertiary sector 48.3 52.3 43.2 56.0
Internal trade 14.2 15.1 12.2 16.0
Transport 10.3 9.8 8.8 8.1
Finance, real estate 10.8 14.7 11.1 16.3
Community services 1 9 1 9 1 4 2 0
Less: imputed charges -1 5 -1 8 -1 6 -3 7
General movement 8.6 9.3 9.1 15.2
Other producers 4.0 3.2 2.1 2.1
GDP at factor cost 100 100 100 100
With a push toward equality, South Africa can only improve their position on the world market. South Africa has made giant steps towards this goal by ending apartheid and giving land back to the groups of people they took it from. Continuing down this path South Africa will become a major tourist destination thus improving their economy.
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