Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience in South Africa

South Africa: Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience was 0.8564 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.8564
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1973
All-time low
0.8487
in 1997
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience in South Africa, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 11974: 11975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 0.9831984: 0.9831985: 0.9831986: 0.9831987: 0.9831988: 0.9831989: 0.9831990: 0.9831991: 0.9831992: 0.9831993: 0.9831994: 0.9831995: 0.9831996: 0.9831997: 0.8491998: 0.8561999: 0.8562000: 0.8562001: 0.8562002: 0.8562003: 0.8562004: 0.8562005: 0.8562006: 0.8562007: 0.8562008: 0.8562009: 0.8562010: 0.8562011: 0.8562012: 0.8562013: 0.8562014: 0.856

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.8564 for labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience in South Africa peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8487, in 1997.

South Africa ranks 36th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience in South Africa, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 1
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 0.9825 -1.7%
1984 0.9825 +0.0%
1985 0.9825 +0.0%
1986 0.9825 +0.0%
1987 0.9825 +0.0%
1988 0.9825 +0.0%
1989 0.9825 +0.0%
1990 0.9825 +0.0%
1991 0.9825 +0.0%
1992 0.9825 +0.0%
1993 0.9825 +0.0%
1994 0.9825 +0.0%
1995 0.9825 +0.0%
1996 0.9825 +0.0%
1997 0.8487 -13.6%
1998 0.8564 +0.9%
1999 0.8564 +0.0%
2000 0.8564 +0.0%
2001 0.8564 +0.0%
2002 0.8564 +0.0%
2003 0.8564 +0.0%
2004 0.8564 +0.0%
2005 0.8564 +0.0%
2006 0.8564 +0.0%
2007 0.8564 +0.0%
2008 0.8564 +0.0%
2009 0.8564 +0.0%
2010 0.8564 +0.0%
2011 0.8564 +0.0%
2012 0.8564 +0.0%
2013 0.8564 +0.0%
2014 0.8564 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 7
1980s 0.9877 0.9825 1 10
1990s 0.9439 0.8487 0.9825 10
2000s 0.8564 0.8564 0.8564 10
2010s 0.8564 0.8564 0.8564 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 33 Brazil 0.8667 compare
  2. 33 Chile 0.8667 compare
  3. 33 United Kingdom 0.8667 compare
  4. 36 Burkina Faso 0.8564 compare
  5. 36 Kyrgyzstan 0.8564 compare
  6. 39 India 0.8519 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience in South Africa?
Labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience in South Africa was 0.8564 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8487 in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience?
South Africa ranks 36th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - procedural inconvenience rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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