Share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa
South Africa: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa peaked at 5.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 6th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +329.8% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -33.9% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +49.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -0.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 5.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 9.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 5.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 16.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +329.8% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| 2021 | +49.1% | 3.4% | 5.0% |
| 2020 | -33.9% | 5.1% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More social development data for South Africa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 55,177 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,319 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,319 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in South Africa was 5.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).