Economy
South Africa's GDP annual growth rate is 0.8549% as of 2026-06-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 427.18B, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at -0.24%, GDP per capita at 6,598.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP annual growth rate | 0.8549% | -1.05 | 1.91% | 19.18% | -16.82% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| GDP growth rate (QoQ) | -0.24% | -0.6619 | 0.422% | 13.76% | -16.84% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 427.18B | +26.04B | 401.14B | 458.20B | 8.75B | USD | 2025-12-31 | |
| GDP per capita | 6,598 | +330.53 | 6,267 | 8,646 | 532.15 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| GNI per capita | 6,270 | +160 | 6,110 | 8,220 | 550 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| Inflation rate | 4.35% | +0.1854 | 4.17% | 16.59% | -2% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| Core inflation rate | 3.41% | -0.2197 | 3.63% | 11.96% | -3.01% | % | 2024-12-31 | |
| Food inflation rate | 0.9606% | +0.0985 | 0.8621% | 30.5% | -1.54% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| Unemployment rate | 32.39% | +0.112 | 32.28% | 34.01% | 22.26% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Interest rate | 7.25% | +0 | 7.25% | 21.86% | 3.5% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Government bond 10Y | 8.94% | -0.0071 | 8.95% | 18.3% | 6.9% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Money supply M3 (YoY) | 8.95% | -0.531 | 9.48% | 25.63% | 0.352% | % | 2026-07-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 75.43B | -514.00M | 75.94B | 81.03B | 10.55B | USD | 2026-09-30 | |
| Retail sales | 3.46% | +0.6881 | 2.77% | 86.57% | -46.9% | % | 2026-08-31 | |
| Building permits | 51.39 | -1.71 | 53.1 | 166.92 | 15.68 | index | 2026-08-31 | |
| Car registrations | 105.95 | -12.06 | 118.01 | 125.85 | 0.3446 | index | 2026-09-30 | |
| Current account | -2.83% | -4.22 | 1.39% | 5.69% | -6.11% | % of GDP | 2026-06-30 | |
| Balance of trade | 1.12 | -0.3028 | 1.42 | 3.61 | -2.01 | USD billion | 2026-09-30 | |
| Exports | 31.41% | -0.3817 | 31.79% | 33.54% | 18.4% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Imports | 29.5% | -0.354 | 29.85% | 33.72% | 15.37% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 0.2352% | +0.022 | 0.2132% | 0.2614% | 0.0459% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Government debt to GDP | 78.44% | +2.47 | 75.96% | 78.44% | 24.04% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 12.91% | -0.6745 | 13.58% | 32.26% | 12.91% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 13.87% | -0.1982 | 14.07% | 31.9% | 12.35% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Population | 64.75M | +740,132 | 64.01M | 64.75M | 16.44M | people | 2025-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy | 66.31 | +0.173 | 66.14 | 66.31 | 52.58 | years | 2024-12-31 |
South Africa's GDP growth is 0.8549% as of 2026-06-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
South Africa's inflation rate (CPI) is 4.35% as of 2026-09-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
South Africa has 70 macroeconomic and markets indicators on ECONOMY, sourced from national statistics offices and central banks, last updated 2026-10-31.
Last updated 2026-10-31