South Africa’s real GDP growth from 1950 to 1985 averaged at 4.1%. That is the combination of a higher GDP growth rate of 4.6% from 1950 to 1973 but only a 3.3% growth rate from 1973-1984. The current growth rate of GDP is 3%. Currently, South Africa has the 119th largest economy by GDP per capita, but has the 31st largest economy by GDP, with a total GDP of around $726 billion. South Africa has the third largest economy in Africa by GDP, ranking behind Egypt and Nigeria. Overall, South Africa exported over $81 billion in goods, in 2015, with a strong focus on minerals. The current unemployment rate is 25.4%. The top 10% in terms of wealth of the South African population had 55% of the wealth, but now the top 10% have 60% of the wealth. However, the wealth of the bottom 50% has stayed constant since the end of apartheid at 8%. -Mitchell Jubeir