South Africa projected to be third most miserable economy

03 March 2015 - 12:45 By Times LIVE
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"Over the past few years South Africa's economic growth has been deteriorating substantially, and GDP growth is at risk of approaching the one percent year-on-year mark this year after recording 1.9 percent in 2013, 2.5 percent in 2012, and 3.6 percent in 2011"
"Over the past few years South Africa's economic growth has been deteriorating substantially, and GDP growth is at risk of approaching the one percent year-on-year mark this year after recording 1.9 percent in 2013, 2.5 percent in 2012, and 3.6 percent in 2011"
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South Africa is projected to be the third most miserable economy to live and work in this year.

A misery index works by adding inflation to a country's unemployment, to give a view on how much it must suck to be a consumer in a given country because you have no job and everything is getting more expensive.

According to Bloomberg's survey, South Africa is the third worst in the world, with only Venezuela and Argentina coming in worse.

"The three countries that will probably see the most economic misery in 2015 — South Africa, Argentina and Venezuela — haven't budged much from their 2014 rankings, when they occupied three of the top four spots, the data showed," Bloomberg reported.

So there you have it, we aren't the worst economy in the world, we're third.

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