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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles), the country has over 62 million people. 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 and most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and the busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa, Durban. Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the region over 100,000 years ago. The first known people were the indigenous Khoisan, and Bantu-speaking peoples who expanded from West and Central Africa later settled in the region 2,000 to 1,000 years ago. In the north, the Kingdom of Mapungubwe ... [More]
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South Africa Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/ZAR Ask 18.4744 18.4722 18.4113 18.6689 0.06 0.34% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33
ZAR/TRY Ask 1.9547 1.9533 1.9382 1.9548 0.01 0.58% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33
ZAR/XOF Ask 34.45 34.49 34.06 34.52 0.14 0.41% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33
ZAR/VES Ask 3.274 3.278 3.243 3.287 0.01 0.40% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33
AED/ZAR Ask 5.0261 5.0217 5.0151 5.0779 0.01 0.22% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33
ZAR/AED Ask 0.199 0.1992 0.1971 0.1997 0.00 0.35% 2025/02/10 Time 13:33

South Africa Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
South Africa Top 40 79717.04 79720.11 79701.56 79819.16 81.52 0.10% 2025/02/10 Time 13:20
FTSE/JSE All Share 87532.05 87524.54 87506.23 87635.34 57.56 0.07% 2025/02/10 Time 13:20
FTSE South Africa 4583.44 - 4583.44 4583.44 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 21:40

South Africa Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Wesizwe 53 - 53 53 2.00 3.77% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13
Wilson Bayly Holmes Ovcon Ltd 20984 - 20984 20984 2.00 0.01% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13
Woolworths Holdings Ltd 5950 - 5950 5950 46.00 0.78% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13
YeboYethu Ltd 2600 - 2600 2600 100.00 4.00% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13
Zeda Ltd 1176 - 1176 1176 13.00 1.11% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13
Reinet Investments SCA 46823 - 46823 46823 26.00 0.06% 2025/02/10 Time 13:13

South Africa Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Ninety One Managed Fund B 16.039 - 16.039 16.039 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34
Ninety One Managed Fund H 16.075 - 16.075 16.075 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34
Ninety One Managed Fund I 16.096 - 16.096 16.096 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34
Ninety One Opportunity Fund C 17.58 - 17.58 17.58 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34
Ninety One Opportunity Fund R 17.738 - 17.738 17.738 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34
Ninety One Opportunity Fund Z 17.825 - 17.825 17.825 0.00 0.00% 2025/02/08 Time 1:34

South Africa ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Satrix Global Aggregate Bond Feeder Portfolio 3975 3971 3971 3975 29.00 0.73% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01
Sygnia Itrix Solactive Healthcare 150 3227 - 3227 3227 24.00 0.75% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01
Satrix S&P Namibia Bond 2399 2370 2370 2399 14.00 0.59% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01
1nvest MSCI World Socially Responsible Investment 17510 - 17510 17510 46.00 0.26% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01
Africa Platinum 17840 - 17840 17840 174.00 0.98% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01
Satrix JSE Global Equity 7850 7872 7850 7872 11.00 0.14% 2025/02/10 Time 13:01

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
15460 24 Dec 34030 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate
11 25 Jan 11.25 percent
Bankruptcies
90 24 Dec 128 Companies
Banks Balance Sheet
8200252 24 Dec 8158570 ZAR Million
Building Permits
8736075 24 Nov 9861660 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence
45 24 Dec 38 points
CPI Housing Utilities
115 24 Dec 115 points
CPI Transportation
115 24 Dec 114 points
Capacity Utilization
78.4 24 Sep 77.9 percent
Car Registrations
29775 24 Dec 35063 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet
1281173 25 Jan 1281422 ZAR Million
Changes in Inventories
-6551 24 Sep 19023 ZAR Million
Coincident Index
118 24 Nov 114 points
Composite Leading Indicator
101 25 Jan 101 points
Composite PMI
47.4 25 Jan 49.9 points
Consumer Confidence
-6 24 Dec -5 points
Consumer Price Index CPI
116 24 Dec 116 points
Consumer Spending
3140788 24 Sep 3125507 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices
114 24 Dec 114 points
Core Inflation Rate
3.6 24 Dec 3.7 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM
0 24 Dec 0 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
27 25 Dec 27 percent
Corruption Index
41 23 Dec 43 Points
Corruption Rank
83 23 Dec 72
Credit Rating
41 25 Feb
Crude Oil Production
1 24 Oct 1 BBL/D/1K
Currency
18.41 25 Feb 18.43
Current Account
-70820 24 Sep -75277 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP
-1.6 23 Dec -0.5 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
8.26 24 Sep 8.42 percent
Disposable Personal Income
4751021 24 Sep 4690580 ZAR Million
Electricity Production
19694 24 Nov 20302 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons
16946 24 Sep 16652
Employment Rate
40.9 24 Sep 40.3 percent
Export Prices
185 24 Sep 185 points
Exports
160048 24 Dec 180257 ZAR Million
External Debt
176314 24 Sep 163852 USD Million
Fiscal Expenditure
140796 24 Nov 158537 ZAR Million
Food Inflation
2.5 24 Dec 2.3 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
-3200 24 Sep 16600 ZAR Billion
Foreign Exchange Reserves
65876 25 Jan 65459 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
0.6 23 Dec 1.9 percent
GDP
378 23 Dec 405 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
0.3 24 Sep 0.3 percent
GDP Constant Prices
4644546 24 Sep 4651706 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate
-0.3 24 Sep 0.3 percent
GDP from Agriculture
85698 24 Sep 120386 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction
104284 24 Sep 103164 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing
523974 24 Sep 521250 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining
204841 24 Sep 202480 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration
371505 24 Sep 371973 ZAR Million
GDP from Services
1150361 24 Sep 1135052 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport
373885 24 Sep 379958 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities
102526 24 Sep 100954 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita
6006 23 Dec 6022 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
14284 23 Dec 14322 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.15 24 Dec 1.18 USD/Liter
Gold Production
-11.5 24 Nov -3.4 percent
Gold Reserves
125 24 Dec 125 Tonnes
Government Budget
-4.9 23 Dec -4.2 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
21380 24 Dec -4460 ZAR Million
Government Debt to GDP
72.2 23 Dec 72.8 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
136332 24 Nov 112452 ZAR Million
Government Spending
920974 24 Sep 925175 ZAR Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
657651 24 Sep 655767 ZAR Million
Gross National Product
4698571 24 Sep 4720501 ZAR Million
Households Debt to GDP
34.3 24 Jun 34.4 percent of GDP
Households Debt to Income
62.4 23 Dec 62 percent
Housing Index
114 24 Aug 114 points
Import Prices
167 24 Sep 168 points
Imports
144589 24 Dec 146228 ZAR Million
Industrial Production
-2.6 24 Nov 0.9 percent
Industrial Production Mom
-1.1 24 Nov 0.8 percent
Inflation Expectations
4.5 24 Dec 4.8 percent
Inflation Rate
3 24 Dec 2.9 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.1 24 Dec 0 percent
Interbank Rate
7.56 25 Feb 7.56 percent
Interest Rate
7.5 25 Jan 7.75 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate
60.2 24 Sep 60.6 percent
Labour Costs
139 24 Jun 137 points
Leading Economic Index
0.6 24 Nov 1.1 percent
Lending Rate
11 25 Feb 11.25 percent
Loans to Private Sector
4812948 24 Dec 4792588 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI
45.3 25 Jan 46.2 points
Military Expenditure
2781 23 Dec 3110 USD Million
Minimum Wages
27.58 24 Mar 25.42 ZAR/Hour
Mining Production
-0.9 24 Nov 1.1 percent
Money Supply M0
504605 24 Dec 495895 ZAR Million
Money Supply M1
2706123 24 Dec 2698341 ZAR Million
Money Supply M2
4473221 24 Dec 4450266 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3
5443464 24 Dec 5386546 ZAR Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
45 25 Dec 45 percent
Personal Savings
-0.9 24 Sep -1 percent
Population
62.2 23 Dec 61.4 Million
Price to Rent Ratio
101 24 Sep 101
Private Sector Credit
3.83 24 Dec 4.16 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM
0.2 24 Dec 0 percent
Producer Prices
101 24 Dec 100 points
Producer Prices Change
0.7 24 Dec -0.1 percent
Residential Property Prices
3.3 24 Aug 3 Percent
Retail Sales MoM
0.8 24 Nov 1.6 percent
Retail Sales YoY
7.7 24 Nov 6.2 percent
Retirement Age Men
60 25 Dec 60 Years
Retirement Age Women
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Stock Market
87474 25 Feb 87191 points
Terms of Trade
111 24 Sep 110 points
Terrorism Index
0 23 Dec 0.83 Points
Total Vehicle Sales
46400 25 Jan 41090 Units
Tourist Arrivals
1215250 24 Dec 1002928
Unemployed Persons
8011 24 Sep 8384 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
32.1 24 Sep 33.5 percent
Wages
28220 24 Sep 27511 ZAR/Month
Wages in Manufacturing
23752 24 Sep 23649 ZAR/Month
Weapons Sales
31 23 Dec 58 SIPRI TIV Million
Youth Unemployment Rate
60.2 24 Sep 60.8 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 15460 12000 14000 11000 156000 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate 11 11 10.75 10.75 10.25 percent
Bankruptcies 90 136 129 132 135 Companies
Building Permits 8736075 8400000 9000000 10500000 8900000 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence 45 43 38 36 35 points
CPI Housing Utilities 115 114 115 119 119 points
CPI Transportation 115 115 116 116 116 points
Car Registrations 29775 30000 29600 30200 29500 Units
Coincident Index 118 114 112 110 113 points
Composite PMI 47.4 49 50.4 51 50.8 points
Consumer Confidence -6 -6 -8 -4 -6 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 116 118.47 119.44 120.86 120.63 points
Consumer Spending 3140788 3110885 3172390 3197322 3197322 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices 114 115.92 116.98 117.61 117.81 points
Core Inflation Rate 3.6 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 percent
Currency 18.41 18.9 19.12 19.35 19.58
Current Account -70820 -70000 -185000 -18000 -120000 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP -1.6 -1.9 -2.3 -2.4 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 8.26 8.26 8.01 8.01 7.51 percent
Disposable Personal Income 4751021 4639063 4760939 4836539 4836539 ZAR Million
Electricity Production 19694 19200 21000 19000 19400 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons 16946 17200 17400 17350 17300
Export Prices 185 210 185 192 187 points
Exports 160048 168000 168000 168000 172000 ZAR Million
Food Inflation 2.5 3.5 4 3.9 3.9 percent
Foreign Exchange Reserves 65876 64000 62500 63100 64500 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth 0.6 1.8 percent
GDP 378 384.58 391.5 399.33 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.3 0.7 1.5 1.8 1.8 percent
GDP Constant Prices 4644546 4663685 4721482 4728148 4728148 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate -0.3 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.5 percent
GDP from Agriculture 85698 127297 122192 87241 87241 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction 104284 103413 104711 106161 106161 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing 523974 521061 529069 533406 533406 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining 204841 204550 205517 208528 208528 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration 371505 373661 377553 378192 378192 ZAR Million
GDP from Services 1150361 1126107 1152078 1171067 1171067 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport 373885 392214 385657 380615 380615 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities 102526 98599 102468 104371 104371 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita 6006 6115 6225 6349 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 14284 14541 14803 15099 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.15 1.14 1.16 1.18 1.2 USD/Liter
Gold Production -11.5 3.8 14 3.5 2 percent
Government Budget -4.9 -5 -4.3 -3.6 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 72.2 74.7 75.5 76 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 657651 668421 665604 669489 669489 ZAR Million
Gross National Product 4698571 4681931 4791309 4783145 4783145 ZAR Million
Housing Index 114 115.8 116.6 117.5 118.3 points
Import Prices 167 175 182 185 192 points
Imports 144589 156000 154000 157000 16000 ZAR Million
Industrial Production -2.6 4.7 4.7 2.2 3.2 percent
Industrial Production Mom -1.1 -1.3 2 -3.3 1 percent
Inflation Rate 3 3.2 3.5 4.1 3.9 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.3 percent
Interbank Rate 7.56 7.56 7.31 7.31 6.81 percent
Interest Rate 7.5 7.5 7.25 7.25 6.75 percent
Leading Economic Index 0.6 -0.6 0.3 0.8 0.7 percent
Lending Rate 11 11 10.75 10.75 10.25 percent
Loans to Private Sector 4812948 4745355 4812320 4915133 4899581 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI 45.3 49.5 51 51.6 52 points
Minimum Wages 27.58 29.4 31.5 31.5 ZAR/Hour ZAR/Hour
Mining Production -0.9 3.8 3.2 2.6 2 percent
Money Supply M2 4473221 4480000 4450000 4410000 4460000 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3 5443464 5500000 5600000 5550000 5400000 ZAR Million
Population 62.2 63.7 64.2 64.2 Million Million
Private Sector Credit 3.83 4.4 4.4 4.9 5 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM 0.2 0.5 1 0.8 0.6 percent
Producer Prices 101 104.95 104.75 103.53 103.22 points
Producer Prices Change 0.7 3.2 2.7 2.3 2.5 percent
Retail Sales MoM 0.8 0.8 1 -1.2 1.5 percent
Retail Sales YoY 7.7 1.8 3.5 1.7 2.3 percent
Stock Market 87474 84813 83687 82570 81478 points
Terms of Trade 111 120 101.65 103.78 97.4 points
Total Vehicle Sales 46400 46600 42100 45000 44000 Units
Tourist Arrivals 1215250 1050000 860000 900000 1350000
Unemployed Persons 8011 8250 8400 8200 8150 Thousand
Unemployment Rate 32.1 32.5 32.7 32.3 32.7 percent
Youth Unemployment Rate 60.2 60.8 59.7 58 59 percent