As at the 2nd quarter of 2018, South Africa is officially the worst economy among the 44 countries tracked by the OECD, and the only one in technical recession.

It doesn't matter over what time frame you look at it. SA is the slowest this quarter, it’s the slowest over the last two quarters, the slowest over the last three quarters and the slowest over the last 4 quarters.

The ever-widening gap between SA and the developed and emerging sectors of the global economy over the last 5 years are stark, as shown here.

For a full report comparing SA to all 44 countries, together with forecast for SA's 3rd quarter GDP, see this research.