South Africa External Debt

1985 - 2023 | Quarterly | USD mn | South African Reserve Bank

Key information about South Africa External Debt

  • South Africa External Debt reached 156.1 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 155.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • South Africa External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1985 to Sep 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 185.4 USD bn in Dec 2019 and a record low of 21.2 USD bn in Dec 1988.




Related information about South Africa External Debt
  • In the latest reports of South Africa, Current Account recorded a deficit of 932.5 USD mn in Mar 2023.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2023.
  • South Africa Direct Investment Abroad fell by 772.8 USD mn in Sep 2023.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 2.3 USD bn in Sep 2023.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 95.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View South Africa's External Debt from Dec 1985 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

South Africa External Debt

What was South Africa's External Debt in Sep 2023?

South Africa External Debt reached 156.1 USD bn in Sep 2023, compared with 155.6 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
156,096.0 Sep 2023 155,565.0 Jun 2023 21,185.0 Dec 1988 185,357.0 Dec 2019 USD mn quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 10,736.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 3,838.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 283,516.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 6,501.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 1,958,183.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2023
Austria (USD mn) 744,396.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 8,135.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2021
Bangladesh (USD mn) 96,549.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2011 - Sep 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 36,661.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 1,473,984.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 15,544.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5,020.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 575,357.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (USD mn) 49,855.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 22,408.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Canada (USD mn) 2,912,639.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Chile (USD mn) 241,042.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
China (USD mn) 2,382,876.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 193,907.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 52,854.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 171,796.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 197,939.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Denmark (USD mn) 503,533.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 58,197.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 164,521.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 35,445.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
European Union (USD mn) 16,979,574.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Finland (USD mn) 643,060.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
France (USD mn) 7,398,409.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 23,373.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Germany (USD mn) 6,385,258.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 29,185.2 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2022
Greece (USD mn) 585,514.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,839,204.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Hungary (USD mn) 285,598.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 21,783.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2023
India (USD mn) 635,324.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 407,106.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Iran (USD mn) 6,281.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 3,147,735.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 155,170.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Italy (USD mn) 2,662,299.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 29,752.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 4,340,852.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 40,671.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 161,916.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 38,270.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 663,631.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,900.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 9,978.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Laos (USD mn) 10,234.8 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Latvia (USD mn) 43,625.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 34,577.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 50,744.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) 3,668,133.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 11,729.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Malawi (MWK mn) 2,812,733.5 2021 yearly 1984 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 270,687.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Malta (USD mn) 200,913.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 199,333.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 447,827.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2021
Moldova (USD mn) 9,763.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 34,569.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 8,815.2 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Morocco (USD mn) 63,124.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 10,150.3 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
Myanmar (USD mn) 12,529.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 9,585.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 3,927,042.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 204,491.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 41,594.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 737,752.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 131,159.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 1,535.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2012 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,889.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 21,762.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Peru (USD mn) 102,172.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Philippines (USD mn) 118,833.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Poland (USD mn) 393,163.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 421,999.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 194,500.0 2018 yearly 2000 - 2018
Romania (USD mn) 169,046.9 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (USD mn) 326,589.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 47,438.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 1,824,043.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) 125,358.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 60,664.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 156,096.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
Spain (USD mn) 2,501,997.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 62,400.0 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (USD mn) 1,029,251.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,315,096.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Taiwan (USD mn) 206,499.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2023
Tajikistan (USD mn) 6,089.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2015 - Sep 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 190,055.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (USD mn) 40,844.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Turkey (USD mn) 482,639.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,386.385 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,757.700 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 21.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 282,167.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn) 3,213.470 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn) 8,237.820 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn) 2,574.380 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn) 179,204.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn) 124,542.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn) -63,683.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -501.8 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 7,671.6 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 3.5 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,988,217.085 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 302,269.065 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 336,373.993 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,173.4 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -5.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,718,103.448 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 709,875.453 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 599.079 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 621.685 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 914.047 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,570.025 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 8,150.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 8,969.100 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 46,175.700 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn) 17,225.300 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn) 26,277.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Exports: China (ZAR) 17,189,193,278.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Exports: Japan (ZAR) 6,935,915,835.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 6,546,147,800.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Exports: Germany (ZAR) 6,053,674,400.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Exports: United States (ZAR) 11,266,042,674.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Exports (ZAR mn) 144,269.900 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 29,258.600 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn) 11,519.100 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 35,914.800 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn) 4,698.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 17,035.200 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Imports: China (ZAR) 31,243,248,808.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Imports: Japan (ZAR) 3,254,094,322.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Imports: United States (ZAR) 11,691,165,848.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Imports: Germany (ZAR) 12,971,088,608.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 2,998,429,263.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Imports (ZAR mn) 153,706.400 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -772.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -932.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,396.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,251.115 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -993.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,257.169 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 156,096.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.5 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 32,703.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -9.444 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 101,891.669 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 31,756.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 64,524.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 496,235.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 88,456.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 62,853.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 479,617.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 103,188.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -11,708.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn) 61.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn) 39,699.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 40,408.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -41,931.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn) -24,402.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 14,394.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn) 17,529.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 52,531.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 8,162.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -44,369.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn) 9,223.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -90,439.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 99,662.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn) 6,308.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2023
BoP: Financial Account: Net Direct Investment: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -8,219.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Liabilities: Equity & Investment Fund Shares (ZAR mn) -15,687.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2018
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn) -160,731.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,961,958.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 261,859.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 227,815.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 2,025,268.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 343,062.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 302,796.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -35,647.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 94,409.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn) 1,925,533.000 2017 yearly 1956 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 16,134.967 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 140,591.067 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 224,970.433 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 6.6 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 46,254.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 12.296 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.7 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,219.000 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 300,413.816 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.1 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1987 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 286,101.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.5 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 7.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Credit to Households (USD bn) 126.448 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 245.071 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1965 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 147,526.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 297,667.297 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.65 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 66.51 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1965 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn) 5,083,670.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Monetary Base (ZAR mn) 397,321.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn) 5,111,129.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn) 4,196,306.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn) 2,622,403.000 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1965 - Jan 2024
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 61,189.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (USD mn) 5,335.000 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2019
Gold & Other Foreign Reserves: Memorandum Items: Gross (USD mn) 50,582.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2018
Domestic Deposits (ZAR mn) 4,881,658.000 Sep 2023 monthly Mar 1965 - Sep 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2000 - Feb 2024
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%) 23.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2023
Business Confidence Index (2020=100) 111.500 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2023
Composite Leading Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 105.88 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2018
Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 102.50 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Composite Lagging Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 94.64 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Building & Construction Survey: Composite Confidence (%) 24.500 Mar 2019 quarterly Jun 1986 - Mar 2019
ZA: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 84.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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