Economy
South Africa's GDP annual growth rate is 2.03% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 427.18B, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 0.5453%, GDP per capita at 6,598.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance of trade | 0.9397 | -0.3742 | 1.31 | 3.61 | -2.01 | USD billion | 2026-04-30 | |
| Current account (value) | -2.58B | +1.63B | -4.21B | 15.84B | -21.40B | USD | 2024-12-31 | |
| Current account | 0.9467% | +1.62 | -0.6735% | 5.69% | -6.11% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Exports (value) | 127.53B | +688.06M | 126.84B | 136.71B | 2.24B | USD | 2024-12-31 | |
| Exports | 31.79% | -1.46 | 33.25% | 33.54% | 18.4% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Foreign direct investment | 2.33B | -1.53B | 3.86B | 40.66B | -484.55M | USD | 2024-12-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 77.10B | -680.00M | 77.78B | 81.03B | 10.55B | USD | 2026-04-30 | |
| Imports (value) | 119.76B | -3.92B | 123.69B | 128.02B | 1.70B | USD | 2024-12-31 | |
| Imports | 29.85% | -2.57 | 32.43% | 33.72% | 15.37% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 0.2132% | +0.0026 | 0.2106% | 0.2614% | 0.0459% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Terms of trade | 113.8 | -4.3 | 118.1 | 128.4 | 69.88 | index | 2023-12-31 |
South Africa's GDP growth is 2.03% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
South Africa's inflation rate (CPI) is 4.41% as of 2026-05-31, 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 2026-05-31.
Last updated 2026-05-31