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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 a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and 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 from West and Central Africa later migrated to the region 2,000 to 1,000 years ago. In the north, the Kingdom of Mapungubwe formed in the 13th century. In 1652, the Dutch established th... [More]
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South Africa Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
CNY/ZAR Ask 2.4944 2.4941 2.4912 2.51 0.01 0.46% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11
CNY/ZAR Ask 2.4944 2.4941 2.4912 2.51 0.01 0.46% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11
ZAR/CLP Ask 53.52 53.51 53.25 53.57 0.08 0.15% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11
ZAR/CLP Ask 53.52 53.51 53.25 53.57 0.08 0.15% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11
ZAR/XAF Ask 31.38 31.37 31.22 31.41 0.12 0.38% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11
ZAR/XAF Ask 31.38 31.37 31.22 31.41 0.12 0.38% 2025/07/14 Time 12:11

South Africa Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
FTSE/JSE All Share 97182.71 - 97182.71 97182.71 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01
FTSE/JSE All Share 97182.71 - 97182.71 97182.71 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01
South Africa Top 40 89400.79 - 89400.79 89400.79 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01
FTSE South Africa 5259.65 - 5259.65 5259.65 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01
South Africa Top 40 89400.79 - 89400.79 89400.79 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01
FTSE South Africa 5259.65 - 5259.65 5259.65 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/06 Time 19:01

South Africa Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Zeder 140 - 132 140 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48
Zeder 140 - 132 140 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48
SPAR Group Ltd 11768 - 11768 11815 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48
Spurcorp 3400 - 3370 3400 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48
Stadio Holdings Ltd 753 - 753 770 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48
Standard Bank Group Ltd 9500 - 9460 9500 0.00 0.00% 2025/05/14 Time 22:48

South Africa Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Allan Gray Equity Fund X 688.178 - 688.178 688.178 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42
Allan Gray Equity Fund X 688.178 - 688.178 688.178 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42
Allan Gray Stable Fund X 49.655 - 49.655 49.655 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42
Allan Gray Equity Fund C 686.374 - 686.374 686.374 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42
Allan Gray Stable Fund X 49.655 - 49.655 49.655 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42
Allan Gray Equity Fund C 686.374 - 686.374 686.374 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/12 Time 4:42

South Africa ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
FNB on BOOKNGC APR29 1501 - 1501 1501 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12
FNB on ELILLYC APR29 977 - 977 977 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12
FNB on ELILLYQ APR29 1032 - 1032 1032 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12
Satrix Inclusion & Diversity 3516 - 3516 3516 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12
FNB on BOOKNGC APR29 1501 - 1501 1501 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12
FNB on ELILLYC APR29 977 - 977 977 0.00 0.00% 2025/07/11 Time 19:12

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
21670 25 May 13000 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate
10.75 25 May 11 percent
Bankruptcies
141 25 May 109 Companies
Banks Balance Sheet
8334865 25 May 8305920 ZAR Million
Building Permits
7271814 25 Apr 7452076 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence
40 25 Jun 45 points
CPI Housing Utilities
101 25 May 101 points
CPI Transportation
100 25 May 100 points
Capacity Utilization
78.2 24 Dec 78.6 percent
Car Registrations
32570 25 Jun 31741 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet
1273170 25 May 1309041 ZAR Million
Changes in Inventories
-8950 25 Mar -24420 ZAR Million
Coincident Index
116 25 May 115 points
Composite Leading Indicator
100 25 Jun 101 points
Composite PMI
50.1 25 Jun 50.8 points
Consumer Confidence
-10 25 Jun -20 points
Consumer Price Index CPI
102 25 May 102 points
Consumer Spending
3168536 25 Mar 3154427 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices
102 25 May 102 points
Core Inflation Rate
3 25 May 3 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM
0 25 May 0.1 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
27 25 Dec 27 percent
Corruption Index
41 24 Dec 41 Points
Corruption Rank
82 24 Dec 83
Credit Rating
41 25 Jul
Crude Oil Production
0.5 25 Jan 0.5 BBL/D/1K
Currency
17.91 25 Jul 17.74
Current Account
-35600 25 Mar -39300 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP
-0.6 24 Dec -1.6 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
7.85 25 Feb 7.88 percent
Disposable Personal Income
4830390 25 Mar 4792181 ZAR Million
Electricity Production
20377 25 May 18772 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons
16787 25 Mar 17078
Employment Rate
40.3 25 Mar 41.1 percent
Export Prices
184 25 Mar 182 points
Exports
175750 25 May 165293 ZAR Million
External Debt
173051 25 Mar 168354 USD Million
Fiscal Expenditure
140796 24 Nov 158537 ZAR Million
Food Inflation
4.8 25 May 4 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
11700 25 Mar 7500 ZAR Billion
Foreign Exchange Reserves
68415 25 Jun 68116 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
0.6 24 Dec 0.7 percent
GDP
400 24 Dec 381 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
0.8 25 Mar 0.8 percent
GDP Constant Prices
4679354 25 Mar 4674738 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate
0.1 25 Mar 0.4 percent
GDP from Agriculture
131900 25 Mar 113900 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction
99809 25 Mar 103720 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing
509225 25 Mar 519810 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining
196880 25 Mar 205389 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration
370570 25 Mar 371331 ZAR Million
GDP from Services
1158322 25 Mar 1155456 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport
380474 25 Mar 371682 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities
97504 25 Mar 100133 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita
5709 24 Dec 5747 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
13599 24 Dec 13690 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.2 25 Jun 1.19 USD/Liter
Gold Production
-2.5 25 Apr -11.1 percent
Gold Reserves
125 24 Dec 125 Tonnes
Government Budget
-5 24 Dec -4.9 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
-10120 25 May -64630 ZAR Million
Government Debt to GDP
76.9 24 Dec 73.4 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
136332 24 Nov 112452 ZAR Million
Government Spending
905306 25 Mar 906307 ZAR Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
646260 25 Mar 657617 ZAR Million
Gross National Product
4720054 25 Mar 4690165 ZAR Million
Households Debt to GDP
33.7 24 Dec 33.9 percent of GDP
Households Debt to Income
62.5 24 Dec 62.4 percent
Housing Index
118 25 Jan 117 points
Import Prices
168 25 Mar 167 points
Imports
154079 25 May 152294 ZAR Million
Industrial Production
0.5 25 May -6.4 percent
Industrial Production Mom
2 25 May 1.7 percent
Inflation Expectations
4.3 25 Jun 4.6 percent
Inflation Rate
2.8 25 May 2.8 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.2 25 May 0.3 percent
Interbank Rate
7.1 25 Jul 7.1 percent
Interest Rate
7.25 25 Jun 7.25 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate
60 25 Mar 60.3 percent
Labour Costs
140 24 Dec 139 points
Leading Economic Index
-0.3 25 Apr 0.8 percent
Lending Rate
10.75 25 Jun 10.75 percent
Loans to Private Sector
4930322 25 May 4881618 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI
48.5 25 Jun 43.1 points
Military Expenditure
2836 24 Dec 2876 USD Million
Minimum Wages
28.79 25 Mar 27.58 ZAR/Hour
Mining Production
-7.7 25 Apr -2.5 percent
Money Supply M0
507346 25 May 494191 ZAR Million
Money Supply M1
2749394 25 May 2759185 ZAR Million
Money Supply M2
4504050 25 May 4492281 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3
5523749 25 May 5499161 ZAR Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
45 25 Dec 45 percent
Personal Savings
-1.2 25 Mar -1.1 percent
Population
63.02 24 Dec 62.2 Million
Price to Rent Ratio
101 25 Mar 101
Private Sector Credit
4.98 25 May 4.6 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM
-0.3 25 May 0.5 percent
Producer Prices
102 25 May 103 points
Producer Prices Change
0.1 25 May 0.5 percent
Residential Property Prices
5.2 25 Jan 5.1 Percent
Retail Sales MoM
0.9 25 Apr -0.3 percent
Retail Sales YoY
5.1 25 Apr 1.2 percent
Retirement Age Men
60 25 Dec 60 Years
Retirement Age Women
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Stock Market
97222 25 Jul 97364 points
Terms of Trade
110 25 Mar 109 points
Terrorism Index
0 24 Dec 0 Points
Total Vehicle Sales
47290 25 Jun 45310 Units
Tourist Arrivals
1125559 25 May 1115585
Unemployed Persons
8228 25 Mar 7991 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
32.9 25 Mar 31.9 percent
Wages
28289 25 Mar 28316 ZAR/Month
Wages in Manufacturing
24071 25 Mar 24290 ZAR/Month
Weapons Sales
31 23 Dec 58 SIPRI TIV Million
Youth Unemployment Rate
62.4 25 Mar 59.6 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 21670 21000 18000 20500 21000 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate 10.75 10.75 10.5 10.25 9.75 percent
Bankruptcies 141 118 100 120 120 Companies
Building Permits 7271814 9700000 730000 7050000 7050000 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence 40 38 36 35 38 points
CPI Housing Utilities 101 99.87 101 104 104 points
CPI Transportation 100 101 102 102 103 points
Car Registrations 32570 35500 36100 34800 34800 Units
Coincident Index 116 116 112 110 113 points
Composite PMI 50.1 51 49.9 48.7 49.3 points
Consumer Confidence -10 -7 -6 -5 -8 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 102 103.3 103.2 105.56 106.59 points
Consumer Spending 3168536 3145807 3192280 3190716 3200221 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices 102 102.99 103.3 105.77 106.18 points
Core Inflation Rate 3 3.2 3.3 3.9 4.2 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 percent
Currency 17.91 18.24 18.3 18.36 18.42
Current Account -35600 -32000 -140000 -115000 -85000 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP -0.6 -1 -2 -2.2 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 7.85 7.85 7.6 7.35 6.85 percent
Disposable Personal Income 4830390 4777921 4849687 4864203 4878694 ZAR Million
Electricity Production 20377 19000 19400 18700 18700 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons 16787 17350 17200 16800 16800
Export Prices 184 189 187 185 185 points
Exports 175750 181000 165000 172500 177000 ZAR Million
Food Inflation 4.8 3.7 3.6 4.2 3.9 percent
Foreign Exchange Reserves 68415 72000 74000 72500 71800 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth 0.6 1.8 percent
GDP 400 405.06 411.54 418.95 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.8 0.8 1.2 0.7 1 percent
GDP Constant Prices 4679354 4693418 4730835 4712109 4726148 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate 0.1 0.9 0.5 1 0.7 percent
GDP from Agriculture 131900 97527 115267 132824 133219 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction 99809 105064 104965 100507 100807 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing 509225 529670 526048 512790 514318 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining 196880 207170 207854 198258 198848 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration 370570 375542 375787 373164 374276 ZAR Million
GDP from Services 1158322 1154782 1169321 1166430 1169905 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport 380474 378890 376143 383137 384279 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities 97504 102363 101335 98187 98479 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita 5709 5777 5870 5976 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 13599 13762 13982 14234 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.2 1.23 1.26 1.29 1.32 USD/Liter
Gold Production -2.5 -2.5 14 3.5 -2 percent
Government Budget -5 -4.6 -3.8 -3.5 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 76.9 77.4 77.2 76.7 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 646260 666349 665509 650784 652722 ZAR Million
Gross National Product 4720054 4709874 4746447 4753094 4767255 ZAR Million
Housing Index 118 123 125 140 140 points
Import Prices 168 172 174 172 172 points
Imports 154079 160000 147000 152000 156000 ZAR Million
Industrial Production 0.5 1.1 0.6 -0.8 2.4 percent
Industrial Production Mom 2 -0.5 1 0.8 -0.2 percent
Inflation Rate 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.9 4.4 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 percent
Interbank Rate 7.1 7.1 6.85 6.6 6.1 percent
Interest Rate 7.25 7.25 7 6.75 6.25 percent
Leading Economic Index -0.3 1.2 0.7 1.3 1 percent
Lending Rate 10.75 10.75 10.5 10.25 9.75 percent
Loans to Private Sector 4930322 4866851 4874419 4916131 4979625 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI 48.5 50.7 48 49.7 50.5 points
Minimum Wages 28.79 28.79 30.3 31.5 ZAR/Hour ZAR/Hour
Mining Production -7.7 -5 2 -1.6 0.9 percent
Money Supply M2 4504050 4410000 4460000 4460000 4460000 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3 5523749 5550000 5400000 5400000 5400000 ZAR Million
Population 63.02 63.7 64.2 65.5 Million Million
Private Sector Credit 4.98 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.5 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM -0.3 0.8 1 0.8 0.6 percent
Producer Prices 102 101.81 102.01 103.73 103.32 points
Producer Prices Change 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.5 0.9 percent
Retail Sales MoM 0.9 -0.5 0.6 -0.4 1 percent
Retail Sales YoY 5.1 0.9 2.8 1.8 3 percent
Stock Market 97222 87591 87266 86941 86624 points
Terms of Trade 110 109.88 107.47 107.56 107.56 points
Total Vehicle Sales 47290 45000 41200 43000 43000 Units
Tourist Arrivals 1125559 945000 1220000 1050000 1050000
Unemployed Persons 8228 8100 8150 8150 8150 Thousand
Unemployment Rate 32.9 31.8 32 32.3 31.8 percent
Youth Unemployment Rate 62.4 60.4 59.8 62 62.5 percent