Software in South Africa
MarketLine, October 2012, Pages: 34
Introduction
Software in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the South Africa software market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
Highlights
- The computer software market consists of systems and application software. Systems software comprises operating systems, network and database management, and other systems software. Application software comprises general business productivity and home use applications, cross-industry and vertical market applications, and other application software. Market value figures are assessed at manufacturer selling price (MSP), based on revenues from software sales and licenses. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
- The South African software market had total revenues of $2.6 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% between 2007 and 2011.
- The general business productivity and home use applications segment was the market's most lucrative in 2011, with total revenues of $686.9 million, equivalent to 26.3% of the market's overall value.
- The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 7.7% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $3.5 billion by the end of 2016.
Features
Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the software market in South Africa
Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the software market in South Africa
Leading company profiles reveal details of key software market players’ global operations and financial performance
Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa software market with five year forecasts
Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the South Africa economy
Key Questions Answered
What was the size of the South Africa software market by value in 2011?
What will be the size of the South Africa software market in 2016?
What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa software market?
How has the market performed over the last five years?
Executive Summary 2
Market value 2
Market value forecast 2
Category segmentation 2
Market rivalry 2
Market Overview 6
Market definition 6
Market analysis 6
Market Data 7
Market value 7
Market Segmentation 8
Category segmentation 8
Market Outlook 9
Market value forecast 9
Five Forces Analysis 10
Summary 10
Buyer power 11
Supplier power 12
New entrants 13
Threat of substitutes 14
Degree of rivalry 15
Leading Companies 16
International Business Machines Corporation 16
Microsoft Corporation 20
Oracle Corporation 23
SAP AG 27
Macroeconomic Indicators 30
Country Data 30
Appendix 32
Methodology 32
Industry associations 33
Related MarketLine research 33
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: South Africa software market value: $ billion, 2007–11 7
Table 2: South Africa software market category segmentation: $ billion, 2011 8
Table 3: South Africa software market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 9
Table 4: International Business Machines Corporation: key facts 16
Table 5: International Business Machines Corporation: key financials ($) 17
Table 6: International Business Machines Corporation: key financial ratios 18
Table 7: Microsoft Corporation: key facts 20
Table 8: Microsoft Corporation: key financials ($) 21
Table 9: Microsoft Corporation: key financial ratios 21
Table 10: Oracle Corporation: key facts 23
Table 11: Oracle Corporation: key financials ($) 24
Table 12: Oracle Corporation: key financial ratios 25
Table 13: SAP AG: key facts 27
Table 14: SAP AG: key financials ($) 28
Table 15: SAP AG: key financials (€) 28
Table 16: SAP AG: key financial ratios 28
Table 17: South Africa size of population (million), 2007–11 30
Table 18: South Africa gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11 30
Table 19: South Africa gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11 30
Table 20: South Africa inflation, 2007–11 31
Table 21: South Africa consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11 31
Table 22: South Africa exchange rate, 2007–11 31
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: South Africa software market value: $ billion, 2007–11 7
Figure 2: South Africa software market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011 8
Figure 3: South Africa software market value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16 9
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the software market in South Africa, 2011 10
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the software market in South Africa, 2011 11
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the software market in South Africa, 2011 12
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the software market in South Africa, 2011 13
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the software market in South Africa, 2011 14
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the software market in South Africa, 2011 15
Figure 10: International Business Machines Corporation: revenues & profitability 18
Figure 11: International Business Machines Corporation: assets & liabilities 19
Figure 12: Microsoft Corporation: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 13: Microsoft Corporation: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 14: Oracle Corporation: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 15: Oracle Corporation: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 16: SAP AG: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 17: SAP AG: assets & liabilities 29
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