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Human Development Index (UNDP): South Africa

The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 0.741 index 0 to 1 for 2023, from UNDP Human Development Report Office.

Source series · Listed tier · Development · Annual · index 0 to 1 · UNDP.L.HDI.A · ZAF

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
0.741
index 0 to 1 · 2023
Previous
0.737
index 0 to 1 · 2022
Earliest held
0.633
index 0 to 1 · 1990
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South Africa · history

index 0 to 1 · Annual

Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office. Viewer read 2026-11-12T13:15:31.537Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Human Development Index (UNDP): South Africa: 34 readings, newest first. Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office.
PeriodValue (index 0 to 1)
20230.741
20220.737
20210.721
20200.724
20190.742
20180.732
20170.726
20160.722
20150.722
20140.713
20130.705
20120.696
20110.683
20100.669
20090.657
20080.643
20070.632
20060.622
20050.616
20040.613
20030.610
20020.614
20010.613
20000.618
19990.626
19980.634
19970.642
19960.649
19950.654
19940.654
19930.650
19920.645
19910.641
19900.633

Source: UNDP Human Development Report Office. All 34 readings held, 1990 to 2023. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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