Industries · Science & research · South Africa · Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Science & research in South Africa

What people here follow in this industry today, what they spend on it and what it costs, from public data.

Science & research

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Mary Archer Rising Low confidence
British chemist (born 1944)
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Rising in 5 countries
Australia, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa

In the news here

Climate
0.8% of the news
Health
1.8% of the news

The numbers

How big the sector is

Share of the economy · services: 63.1% 2025 · World Bank
Share of jobs · services: 73.8% 2025 · World Bank (ILO estimate)

Spending and price levels are the World Bank’s latest benchmark (ICP 2021); price rises are the latest month from the OECD and Eurostat. Whole spending categories, not single products.

What we can and can’t see

1 topic people read, search, watch or download
The sector’s share of the economy
The sector’s share of jobs
Related issues in the news

We can’t see sales, the price of single products, company figures or what people buy in shops.

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Science & research

Pulse

Pulse: what readers say

Over the next year, do you think science & research will grow, stay the same or shrink where you live?

Readers who answered, not a representative sample.