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South Africa

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. About 80% of the population are Black South Africans. The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European (White South Africans), Asian (Indian South ... [More]
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South Africa Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
ZAR/CAD Ask 0.0723 - 0.0716 0.0726 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:42
CAD/ZAR Ask 13.8482 - 13.7748 13.9679 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:42
ZAR/AED Ask 0.1953 - 0.1934 0.196 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:22
AED/ZAR Ask 5.1231 - 5.1036 5.1751 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:22
TWD/ZAR Ask 0.5964 - 0.5958 0.6048 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:22
ZAR/TWD Ask 1.6774 - 1.6586 1.7142 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:21

South Africa Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
FTSE South Africa 3852.73 - 3852.73 3852.73 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46
FTSE/JSE Top 40 68861.5 - 68861.5 68861.5 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46
FTSE/JSE All Share 76960.61 - 76960.61 76960.61 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/23 Time 17:55
South Africa 40 5717.7 - 5717.6 5759.9 0.00 0.00% 2019/12/31 Time 0:00

South Africa Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Kore Potash 15 - 13 15 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35
UBS AG 18541 - 18541 18541 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35
Sabvest Capital 7000 - 6800 7000 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35
Brikor 17 - 17 17 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35
Emedia Holdings 350 - 320 350 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35
Sab Zenzele Kabili Holdings 3940 - 3940 3940 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 22:35

South Africa Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
South Africa 3M 4.5 - 4.5 4.5 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55
South Africa 2Y 5.295 - 5.295 5.295 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55
South Africa 5Y 7.775 - 7.775 7.775 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55
South Africa 10Y 9.265 - 9.265 9.265 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55
South Africa 20Y 10.425 - 10.425 10.425 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55
South Africa 25Y 10.495 - 10.495 10.495 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/27 Time 20:55

South Africa Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
PSG Wealth Moderate Fund of Funds D 39.539 - 39.539 39.539 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 14:22
Prescient Income Provider Fund B3 1.422 - 1.422 1.422 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/09 Time 1:58
Prescient Income Provider Fund B4 1.424 - 1.424 1.424 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/09 Time 1:58
Prescient Income Provider Fund B6 1.424 - 1.424 1.424 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/09 Time 1:58
Prescient Income Provider Fund B7 1.424 - 1.424 1.424 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/09 Time 1:58
Prescient Income Provider Fund A3 1.423 - 1.423 1.423 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/09 Time 1:58

South Africa ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
ABSA Capital NewWave Platinum 16560 - 16560 16768 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31
CoreShares SciBeta M FI 5076 - 5058 5089 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31
Africa Palladium 17182 - 17182 17830 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31
FNB on NETFLC SEP25 985 - 969 985 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31
FNB on ALPHAQ SEP25 1671 - 1671 1679 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31
FNB on APPLEQ SEP25 1606 - 1606 1630 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/11 Time 19:31

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
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
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