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South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 62 million people, the country is the world's 23rd-most populous nation and covers an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles). Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital. Bloemfontein has traditionally been regarded as the judicial capital. The largest city, and site of highest court is Johannesburg.
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Indicator | Last | Time | Previous | Metric |
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Balance of Trade |
-12661 | -36128 | 11973 | 52741 |
Bank Lending Rate |
11.75 | 5.5 | 11.75 | 25.5 |
Bankruptcies |
136 | 0 | 156 | 511 |
Banks Balance Sheet |
7532544 | 114781 | 7588883 | 7603187 |
Building Permits |
7892894 | 218553 | 7708005 | 12114101 |
Business Confidence |
31 | 5 | 33 | 92 |
CPI Housing Utilities |
109 | 46.1 | 109 | 109 |
CPI Transportation |
120 | 52.5 | 117 | 120 |
Capacity Utilization |
77.8 | 58.4 | 78.2 | 86.2 |
Car Registrations |
29252 | 105 | 29938 | 43659 |
Central Bank Balance Sheet |
1217963 | 543 | 1194915 | 1269315 |
Changes in Inventories |
-44495 | -144645 | 61980 | 97294 |
Coincident Index |
108 | 81 | 109 | 163 |
Competitiveness Index |
62.44 | 19 Dec | 60.76 | Points |
Competitiveness Rank |
60 | 19 Dec | 67 | |
Composite PMI |
50 | 32.5 | 48.9 | 53.7 |
Consumer Confidence |
-17 | -36 | -16 | 26 |
Consumer Price Index CPI |
113 | 1.2 | 112 | 113 |
Consumer Spending |
3077095 | 260612 | 3086474 | 3092841 |
Core Consumer Prices |
109 | 52.5 | 109 | 109 |
Core Inflation Rate |
4.4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.4 |
Core Inflation Rate MoM |
0.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Coronavirus Cases |
4072533 | 0 | 4070434 | 4072533 |
Coronavirus Deaths |
102595 | 0 | 102588 | 102595 |
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate |
64.8 | 0 | 64.73 | 64.8 |
Coronavirus Vaccination Total |
38813021 | 0 | 38768176 | 38813021 |
Corporate Tax Rate |
27 | 27 | 28 | 37.8 |
Corruption Index |
43 | 41 | 44 | 56.8 |
Corruption Rank |
72 | 23 | 70 | 73 |
Credit Rating |
41 | 23 Jul | ||
Currency |
18.95 | 2.71 | 18.95 | 19.92 |
Current Account |
-19314 | -241123 | -185158 | 295264 |
Current Account to GDP |
-0.5 | -7.5 | 3.7 | 6 |
Deposit Interest Rate |
6.9 | 3.74 | 6.86 | 21.6 |
Disposable Personal Income |
4449450 | 3806 | 4391941 | 4449450 |
Ease of Doing Business |
84 | 19 Dec | 82 | |
Electricity Production |
19786 | 10439 | 18308 | 23801 |
Employed Persons |
16745 | 11666 | 16346 | 16745 |
Employment Rate |
40.12 | 35.93 | 39.88 | 46.17 |
Export Prices |
175 | 0.4 | 178 | 180 |
Exports |
170370 | 55.8 | 173495 | 194220 |
External Debt |
155565 | 33262 | 162150 | 185358 |
Fiscal Expenditure |
163327 | 23 Apr | 196857 | ZAR Million |
Food Inflation |
8.7 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 15.6 |
Foreign Direct Investment |
53829 | -13910 | 519 | 557912 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves |
61721 | 5316 | 60962 | 62212 |
Full Year GDP Growth |
2.04 | -6.43 | 4.91 | 7.94 |
GDP |
406 | 8.75 | 419 | 458 |
GDP Annual Growth Rate |
-0.7 | -16.2 | 1.5 | 19.2 |
GDP Constant Prices |
4617100 | 718057 | 4620220 | 4630011 |
GDP From Agriculture |
118836 | 43537 | 131496 | 151353 |
GDP From Construction |
108602 | 14702 | 111674 | 157769 |
GDP From Manufacturing |
528595 | 334105 | 535348 | 572539 |
GDP From Mining |
200534 | 145919 | 202678 | 240358 |
GDP From Public Administration |
373265 | 90907 | 373013 | 375670 |
GDP From Services |
1102238 | 66256 | 1096578 | 1102791 |
GDP From Transport |
375953 | 122083 | 372503 | 390348 |
GDP From Utilities |
96040 | 82820 | 95844 | 125002 |
GDP Growth Rate |
-0.2 | -17 | 0.5 | 13.7 |
GDP per capita |
6019 | 3974 | 5948 | 6263 |
GDP per capita PPP |
13470 | 9556 | 13312 | 14017 |
Gasoline Prices |
1.27 | 0.43 | 1.36 | 1.6 |
Gold Production |
-0.11 | -60.8 | 0.52 | 175 |
Gold Reserves |
125 | 123 | 125 | 184 |
Government Budget |
-4.2 | -10 | -5.7 | 1 |
Government Budget Value |
-78616 | 23 Apr | -25123 | ZAR Million |
Government Debt |
72879 | 23 Mar | 75480 | USD Million |
Government Debt to GDP |
67.4 | 27.8 | 69.9 | 70.7 |
Government Revenues |
171734 | 23 Apr | 171734 | ZAR Million |
Government Spending |
906744 | 23 Mar | 895626 | ZAR Million |
Gross Fixed Capital Formation |
691708 | 73065 | 716295 | 815426 |
Gross National Product |
4725776 | 504385 | 4714092 | 4737603 |
Households Debt To GDP |
34.5 | 33.1 | 34.5 | 43.9 |
Households Debt To Income |
61.9 | 36 | 66.1 | 77.6 |
Housing Index |
112 | 82.3 | 112 | 112 |
IP Addresses |
4274668 | 17 Mar | 3727821 | IP |
Import Prices |
162 | 0.9 | 161 | 164 |
Imports |
183031 | 66.1 | 161522 | 184983 |
Industrial Production |
-4.3 | -53 | 1.5 | 102 |
Industrial Production Mom |
-0.5 | -48.8 | 0.5 | 41.5 |
Inflation Expectations |
5.53 | 3.9 | 5.94 | 8.72 |
Inflation Rate |
5.9 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 20.7 |
Inflation Rate Mom |
0.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
Interbank Rate |
8.38 | 3.33 | 8.38 | 16.96 |
Interest Rate |
8.25 | 3.5 | 8.25 | 23.99 |
Internet Speed |
6737 | 17 Mar | 6596 | KBps |
Labor Force Participation Rate |
60.2 | 47.3 | 59.6 | 60.8 |
Labour Costs |
133 | 0.7 | 132 | 133 |
Leading Economic Index |
0.6 | -6.3 | 0.4 | 5 |
Lending Rate |
11.75 | 5 | 11.75 | 25.5 |
Loans to Private Sector |
4589679 | 4051 | 4611017 | 4611017 |
Manufacturing PMI |
48.2 | 30.67 | 45.35 | 60 |
Military Expenditure |
2995 | 22 Dec | 3394 | USD Million |
Minimum Wages |
25.42 | 20 | 23.19 | 25.42 |
Mining Production |
-1.9 | -50.4 | -2 | 119 |
Money Supply M0 |
386286 | 415 | 401501 | 409000 |
Money Supply M1 |
2555588 | 1482 | 2553640 | 2590735 |
Money Supply M2 |
4094997 | 2887 | 4094931 | 4094997 |
Money Supply M3 |
4967379 | 4796 | 4997643 | 4999348 |
Personal Income Tax Rate |
45 | 40 | 45 | 45 |
Personal Savings |
-0.5 | -2.4 | -0.6 | 23.8 |
Population |
62.03 | 17.12 | 60.6 | 62.03 |
Price to Rent Ratio |
102 | 45.87 | 103 | 120 |
Private Sector Credit |
3.94 | -2.35 | 4.6 | 35.88 |
Producer Price Inflation MoM |
1 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
Producer Prices |
132 | 63.8 | 131 | 132 |
Producer Prices Change |
5.8 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 18 |
Residential Property Prices |
2.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 8.6 |
Retail Sales MoM |
0.1 | -50.8 | 0.3 | 74.5 |
Retail Sales YoY |
0.9 | -49.9 | -0.3 | 95.1 |
Retirement Age Men |
60 | 60 | 60 | 65 |
Retirement Age Women |
60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Steel Production |
292 | 20 Dec | 326 | Thousand Tonnes |
Stock Market |
73791 | 4395 | 74787 | 81338 |
Terms of Trade |
108 | 42.3 | 110 | 130 |
Terrorism Index |
0.83 | 0 | 1.24 | 3.68 |
Total Vehicle Sales |
45075 | 574 | 45460 | 65689 |
Tourist Arrivals |
1000462 | 29341 | 943387 | 1598893 |
Unemployed Persons |
7849 | 3984 | 7921 | 8000 |
Unemployment Rate |
31.9 | 21.5 | 32.6 | 35.3 |
Wages |
25994 | 6742 | 25274 | 26002 |
Wages in Manufacturing |
22731 | 6250 | 22188 | 22731 |
Weapons Sales |
48 | 0 | 89 | 243 |
Youth Unemployment Rate |
58 | 48.8 | 60.7 | 66.5 |
Indicator | Actual | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Metric |
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Balance of Trade | -12661 | 15000 | 28000 | 1000 | 4000 | 52741 |
Bank Lending Rate | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.25 | 11 | 25.5 |
Bankruptcies | 136 | 172 | 135 | 150 | 160 | 511 |
Banks Balance Sheet | 7532544 | 7580000 | 7550000 | 7630000 | 7660000 | 7603187 |
Business Confidence | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 40 | 92 |
CPI Housing Utilities | 109 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 115 | 109 |
CPI Transportation | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 120 |
Capacity Utilization | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.5 | 79 | 78.6 | 86.2 |
Car Registrations | 29252 | 30500 | 31700 | 32000 | 31500 | 43659 |
Central Bank Balance Sheet | 1217963 | 1210000 | 1170000 | 1300000 | 1250000 | 1269315 |
Coincident Index | 108 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 163 |
Composite PMI | 50 | 50.7 | 49.8 | 48.7 | 51 | 53.7 |
Consumer Confidence | -17 | -20 | -15 | -20 | -18 | 26 |
Consumer Price Index CPI | 113 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 113 |
Consumer Spending | 3077095 | 3106527 | 3123769 | 3111166 | 3117097 | 3092841 |
Core Consumer Prices | 109 | 110 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 109 |
Core Inflation Rate | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
Core Inflation Rate MoM | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
Currency | 18.95 | 19.42 | 19.89 | 20.36 | 20.85 | 19.92 |
Current Account | -19314 | -165000 | 70000 | -150000 | -200000 | 295264 |
Current Account to GDP | -0.5 | -1.3 | 6 | |||
Deposit Interest Rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.15 | 21.6 |
Disposable Personal Income | 4449450 | 4391513 | 4435860 | 4485046 | 4507293 | 4449450 |
Electricity Production | 19786 | 19850 | 19500 | 18600 | 20050 | 23801 |
Employed Persons | 16745 | 16900 | 17200 | 17500 | 18000 | 16745 |
Employment Rate | 40.12 | 41 | 39.8 | 40.3 | 40 | 46.17 |
Export Prices | 175 | 179 | 175 | 178 | 173 | 180 |
Exports | 170370 | 175000 | 193000 | 171000 | 178000 | 194220 |
Fiscal Expenditure | 163327 | 175000 | 181000 | 201000 | 180000 | ZAR Million |
Food Inflation | 8.7 | 9 | 8.5 | 7 | 6 | 15.6 |
Foreign Direct Investment | 53829 | 55000 | 12500 | 20000 | 28000 | 557912 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves | 61721 | 60500 | 61000 | 61300 | 61500 | 62212 |
Full Year GDP Growth | 2.04 | 0.7 | 7.94 | |||
GDP | 406 | 409 | 458 | |||
GDP Annual Growth Rate | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 19.2 |
GDP Constant Prices | 4617100 | 4614125 | 4635928 | 4657182 | 4677122 | 4630011 |
GDP From Agriculture | 118836 | 146337 | 129198 | 132548 | 120381 | 151353 |
GDP From Construction | 108602 | 111572 | 112988 | 112567 | 110014 | 157769 |
GDP From Manufacturing | 528595 | 520618 | 529660 | 539631 | 535467 | 572539 |
GDP From Mining | 200534 | 199859 | 203049 | 204300 | 203141 | 240358 |
GDP From Public Administration | 373265 | 372230 | 374199 | 375997 | 378118 | 375670 |
GDP From Services | 1102238 | 1094381 | 1103678 | 1105350 | 1116567 | 1102791 |
GDP From Transport | 375953 | 378175 | 383093 | 375483 | 380840 | 390348 |
GDP From Utilities | 96040 | 98335 | 97535 | 96611 | 97289 | 125002 |
GDP Growth Rate | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.7 |
GDP per capita | 6019 | 6061 | 6263 | |||
GDP per capita PPP | 13470 | 13564 | 14017 | |||
Gasoline Prices | 1.27 | 1.3 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.6 |
Gold Production | -0.11 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 175 |
Government Budget | -4.2 | -4.9 | 1 | |||
Government Budget Value | -78616 | -35000 | 69000 | -81000 | 30000 | ZAR Million |
Government Debt | 72879 | 73000 | 77400 | 81000 | 78900 | USD Million |
Government Debt to GDP | 67.4 | 70.1 | 70.7 | |||
Government Revenues | 171734 | 140000 | 250000 | 120000 | 210000 | ZAR Million |
Government Spending | 906744 | 905433 | 903687 | 915811 | 915811 | ZAR Million |
Gross Fixed Capital Formation | 691708 | 683271 | 697193 | 722025 | 700700 | 815426 |
Gross National Product | 4725776 | 4662787 | 4761233 | 4763582 | 4787211 | 4737603 |
Households Debt To Income | 61.9 | 67 | 77.6 | |||
Import Prices | 162 | 171 | 168 | 165 | 160 | 164 |
Imports | 183031 | 160000 | 165000 | 170000 | 174000 | 184983 |
Industrial Production | -4.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3 | 4.5 | 102 |
Industrial Production Mom | -0.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2 | 41.5 |
Inflation Expectations | 5.53 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5 | 8.72 |
Inflation Rate | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5 | 20.7 |
Inflation Rate Mom | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
Interbank Rate | 8.38 | 8.38 | 8.38 | 7.88 | 7.63 | 16.96 |
Interest Rate | 8.25 | 8.25 | 8.25 | 7.75 | 7.5 | 23.99 |
Labor Force Participation Rate | 60.2 | 59.5 | 58.5 | 59.2 | 59.6 | 60.8 |
Leading Economic Index | 0.6 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |
Lending Rate | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.75 | 11.25 | 11 | 25.5 |
Loans to Private Sector | 4589679 | 4449332 | 4540309 | 4586025 | 4670960 | 4611017 |
Manufacturing PMI | 48.2 | 46 | 48.8 | 50.5 | 51 | 60 |
Minimum Wages | 25.42 | 25.42 | 25.42 | |||
Mining Production | -1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | 119 |
Money Supply M0 | 386286 | 401000 | 387000 | 390000 | 395000 | 409000 |
Money Supply M1 | 2555588 | 2580000 | 2470000 | 2530000 | 2450000 | 2590735 |
Money Supply M2 | 4094997 | 4050000 | 3870000 | 3950000 | 3930000 | 4094997 |
Money Supply M3 | 4967379 | 5150000 | 4950000 | 5010000 | 5200000 | 4999348 |
Population | 62.03 | 62.5 | 62.03 | |||
Private Sector Credit | 3.94 | 4.8 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 35.88 |
Producer Price Inflation MoM | 1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Producer Prices | 132 | 132 | 131 | 131 | 135 | 132 |
Producer Prices Change | 5.8 | 5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | 18 |
Retail Sales MoM | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 74.5 |
Retail Sales YoY | 0.9 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 95.1 |
Stock Market | 73791 | 71850 | 69961 | 68124 | 66331 | 81338 |
Terms of Trade | 108 | 105 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 130 |
Total Vehicle Sales | 45075 | 42000 | 49800 | 47300 | 46900 | 65689 |
Tourist Arrivals | 1000462 | 1000000 | 950000 | 890000 | 995000 | 1598893 |
Unemployed Persons | 7849 | 7800 | 7700 | 7680 | 7600 | 8000 |
Unemployment Rate | 31.9 | 33 | 32.7 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 35.3 |
Youth Unemployment Rate | 58 | 60 | 61.3 | 60.7 | 59.8 | 66.5 |