Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in South Africa
South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) was 0.0042 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0042 1000 USD per person.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.007 1000 USD per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 USD per person, in 1972.
That places South Africa 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -28.4% |
| 1965 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +69.7% |
| 1966 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +17.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +44.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -68.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +275.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +99.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -46.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +135.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -28.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +61.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +76.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -50.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +52.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | +65.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 1000 USD per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.007 1000 USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +26.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | +41.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +17.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0042 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0041 1000 USD per person, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0042 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 1000 USD per person, 11.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita (capita value) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +275.6% | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person |
| 1980 | +135.1% | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 0.0025 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | 0.007 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 0.003 1000 USD per person | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in South Africa?
- Printing and writing papers — import value, per capita in South Africa was 0.0042 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 1000 USD per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 USD per person in 1972.
- How does South Africa rank for printing and writing papers — import value, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.