South Africa Balance of Payments: Current Account
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data was reported at -8.607 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -8.083 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data is updated yearly, averaging -498.400 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.105 USD bn in 1987 and a record low of -21.280 USD bn in 2013. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -8,606.74 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -2.463 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.733 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -1.325 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.143 % in 1979 and a record low of -7.318 % in 1971. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2.46 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data was reported at 2.123 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.984 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 168.706 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.123 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 5.600 USD mn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,122.79 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Payments from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data was reported at 118.953 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 109.423 USD mn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 18.696 USD mn from Dec 1962 to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 134.506 USD mn in 2011 and a record low of 1.400 USD mn in 1963. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 118.95 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Charges for the Use of Intellectual Property: Receipts from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 88.074 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 76.820 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 23.676 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 109.519 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 1.988 USD bn in 1960. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 88,073.96 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 103.835 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 91.180 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 26.462 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 126.866 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 2.239 USD bn in 1960. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 103,835.47 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 109.963 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 97.183 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 27.578 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132.170 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 2.304 USD bn in 1960. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 109,962.74 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 15.762 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.361 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 2.764 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.640 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 250.600 USD mn in 1960. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 15,761.50 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 22.461 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.685 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 12.506 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.685 % in 2016 and a record low of 5.997 % in 1977. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 22.46 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 6.943 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.941 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 8.985 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.787 % in 1967 and a record low of 4.299 % in 2003. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.94 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 14.700 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.231 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 20.611 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.595 % in 1979 and a record low of 14.700 % in 2017. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 14.70 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 55.896 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 55.143 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 56.670 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.966 % in 2003 and a record low of 46.034 % in 1995. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 55.90 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 82.916 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 74.332 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 17.367 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.650 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 1.457 USD bn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 82,916.17 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 99.081 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 89.270 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 21.010 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 123.564 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 1.698 USD bn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 99,081.32 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 115.697 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.409 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 25.593 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.298 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 2.135 USD bn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 115,697.12 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data was reported at 16.165 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.939 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 3.625 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.866 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 240.800 USD mn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Gap-filled total; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16,165.15 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 36.652 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 39.057 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 22.101 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.057 % in 2016 and a record low of 12.849 % in 1960. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 36.65 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 3.886 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.865 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 10.724 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.230 % in 1962 and a record low of 3.357 % in 2010. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.89 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 39.323 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 37.947 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 41.535 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.045 % in 1960 and a record low of 31.622 % in 1978. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 39.32 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 20.139 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.131 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 24.671 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.627 % in 1993 and a record low of 18.098 % in 1965. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.14 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at 5.158 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.488 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 2.050 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.327 USD bn in 1987 and a record low of -7.229 USD bn in 2013. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,157.79 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at 4.754 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.910 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 1.162 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.503 USD bn in 1987 and a record low of -8.468 USD bn in 2013. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,754.15 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 1.033 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 896.871 USD mn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 824.623 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.423 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 236.600 USD mn in 1970. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,032.68 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid from 1970 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 873.212 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 755.434 USD mn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 110.489 USD mn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.158 USD bn in 2011 and a record low of 15.378 USD mn in 1971. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 873.21 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received from 1970 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 0.250 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.255 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.097 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.290 % in 2009 and a record low of 0.042 % in 1988. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.25 2017 | yearly | 1970 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP from 1970 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -10.489 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -8.137 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -3.116 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -323.400 USD mn in 1963 and a record low of -10.796 USD bn in 2012. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -10,488.52 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data was reported at 16.616 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14.139 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 4.047 USD bn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.920 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 386.400 USD mn in 1963. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16,615.80 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Payments from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 6.127 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.002 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 951.048 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.901 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 63.000 USD mn in 1963. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6,127.28 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at -2.872 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.857 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -265.737 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 146.036 USD mn in 1980 and a record low of -3.801 USD bn in 2012. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2,872.36 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 720.276 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 657.861 USD mn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 92.329 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.064 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 13.414 USD mn in 1991. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 720.28 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 1.723 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.623 USD bn for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 213.717 USD mn from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.918 USD bn in 2015 and a record low of 44.800 USD mn in 1961. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; Sum; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,723.39 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
View South Africa's South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts from 1960 to 2017 in the chart:
South Africa ZA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
ZA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 9.137 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.906 % for 2016. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.473 % from Dec 1960 to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.802 % in 2008 and a record low of 4.827 % in 1988. ZA: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted Average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 9.14 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |