Labor market, S1 - Redress measures in South Africa

South Africa: Labor market, S1 - Redress measures was 0.6955 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.6955
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1973
All-time low
0.6955
in 1997
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Redress measures in South Africa, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 11974: 11975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 11995: 11996: 11997: 0.6961998: 0.6961999: 0.6962000: 0.6962001: 0.6962002: 0.6962003: 0.6962004: 0.6962005: 0.6962006: 0.6962007: 0.6962008: 0.6962009: 0.6962010: 0.6962011: 0.6962012: 0.6962013: 0.6962014: 0.696

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - redress measures in South Africa is 0.6955, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - redress measures in South Africa peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6955, in 1997.

South Africa ranks 34th 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 - Redress measures in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 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 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 0.6955 -30.4%
1998 0.6955 +0.0%
1999 0.6955 +0.0%
2000 0.6955 +0.0%
2001 0.6955 +0.0%
2002 0.6955 +0.0%
2003 0.6955 +0.0%
2004 0.6955 +0.0%
2005 0.6955 +0.0%
2006 0.6955 +0.0%
2007 0.6955 +0.0%
2008 0.6955 +0.0%
2009 0.6955 +0.0%
2010 0.6955 +0.0%
2011 0.6955 +0.0%
2012 0.6955 +0.0%
2013 0.6955 +0.0%
2014 0.6955 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 7
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 0.9087 0.6955 1 10
2000s 0.6955 0.6955 0.6955 10
2010s 0.6955 0.6955 0.6955 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 31 Australia 0.7103 compare
  2. 32 Uganda 0.703 compare
  3. 33 Egypt 0.6993 compare
  4. 35 Chile 0.6881 compare
  5. 35 Pakistan 0.6881 compare
  6. 37 Morocco 0.684 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - redress measures in South Africa?
Labor market, s1 - redress measures in South Africa was 0.6955 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - redress measures recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - redress measures recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6955 in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for labor market, s1 - redress measures?
South Africa ranks 34th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - redress measures 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 - Redress measures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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