South Africa Forecast: Current Account Balance

1980 - 2031 | Yearly | USD bn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about South Africa Forecast: Current Account Balance

South Africa Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -4.245 USD bn in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund.
It records a decrease from the last reported number of -2.306 USD bn in Dec 2025.
Looking ahead, South Africa Current Account Balance is projected to stand at -10.525 USD bn in Dec 2031.
The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: BPM6: Current Account: USD.

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What is South Africa's Forecast: Current Account Balance in 2031?

South Africa Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -4.245 USD bn in Dec 2026 as reported by International Monetary Fund. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-10.525 2031	-10.043 2030	-21.353 2013	15.670 2021	USD bn	yearly	1980 - 2031

Forecast: Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Afghanistan (USD bn)	-7.902 2025	yearly	2002 - 2025
Albania (USD bn)	-1.336 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Algeria (USD bn)	-4.867 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Andorra (USD bn)	0.954 2031	yearly	2019 - 2031
Angola (USD bn)	1.062 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Antigua and Barbuda (USD bn)	-0.279 2031	yearly	2014 - 2031
Argentina (USD bn)	-2.957 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Armenia (USD bn)	-1.935 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Aruba (USD bn)	0.260 2031	yearly	1999 - 2031
Australia (USD bn)	-62.521 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Austria (USD bn)	18.365 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Azerbaijan (USD bn)	0.634 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Bahamas (USD bn)	-1.188 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Bahrain (USD bn)	1.244 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Bangladesh (USD bn)	-14.971 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Barbados (USD bn)	-0.561 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Belarus (USD bn)	-4.349 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Belgium (USD bn)	-6.251 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Belize (USD bn)	-0.130 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Benin (USD bn)	-1.662 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Bhutan (USD bn)	-1.141 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Bolivia (USD bn)	1.000 2026	yearly	1980 - 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD bn)	-1.893 2031	yearly	1998 - 2031
Botswana (USD bn)	-0.814 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Brazil (USD bn)	-62.370 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Brunei (USD bn)	3.290 2031	yearly	1981 - 2031
Bulgaria (USD bn)	2.357 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Burkina Faso (USD bn)	2.566 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Burundi (USD bn)	-0.472 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Cambodia (USD bn)	-5.167 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Cameroon (USD bn)	-3.333 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Canada (USD bn)	-0.706 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Cape Verde (USD bn)	-0.113 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Central African Republic (USD bn)	-0.260 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Chad (USD bn)	0.612 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Chile (USD bn)	-12.509 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
China (USD bn)	781.735 2031	yearly	1997 - 2031
Colombia (USD bn)	-21.107 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Comoros (USD bn)	-0.073 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Congo (USD bn)	-0.997 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Costa Rica (USD bn)	-1.901 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Croatia (USD bn)	-2.755 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Cyprus (USD bn)	-6.105 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Czech Republic (USD bn)	-2.844 2031	yearly	1995 - 2031
Democratic Republic of Congo (USD bn)	-2.930 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Denmark (USD bn)	68.343 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Djibouti (USD bn)	0.539 2031	yearly	1991 - 2031
Dominica (USD bn)	-0.164 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
Dominican Republic (USD bn)	-3.171 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Ecuador (USD bn)	5.268 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Egypt (USD bn)	-17.757 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
El Salvador (USD bn)	-0.681 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Equatorial Guinea (USD bn)	-0.521 2031	yearly	2007 - 2031
Eritrea (USD bn)	0.257 2019	yearly	1992 - 2019
Estonia (USD bn)	-0.905 2031	yearly	1993 - 2031
Swaziland (USD bn)	0.065 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Ethiopia (USD bn)	-6.301 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Fiji (USD bn)	-0.560 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Finland (USD bn)	4.603 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
France (USD bn)	17.480 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Gabon (USD bn)	-1.901 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Gambia (USD bn)	-0.096 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Georgia (USD bn)	-3.349 2031	yearly	1995 - 2031
Germany (USD bn)	243.613 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Ghana (USD bn)	7.476 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Greece (USD bn)	-14.812 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Grenada (USD bn)	-0.265 2031	yearly	2014 - 2031
Guatemala (USD bn)	-1.199 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Guinea (USD bn)	-0.677 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Guinea-Bissau (USD bn)	-0.168 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Guyana (USD bn)	10.233 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Haiti (USD bn)	-1.054 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Honduras (USD bn)	-2.046 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD bn)	64.227 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Hungary (USD bn)	6.400 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Iceland (USD bn)	0.273 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
India (USD bn)	-132.197 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Indonesia (USD bn)	-17.602 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Iran (USD bn)	9.827 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Iraq (USD bn)	-20.099 2031	yearly	2001 - 2031
Ireland (USD bn)	71.407 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Israel (USD bn)	25.604 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Italy (USD bn)	67.922 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Ivory Coast (USD bn)	-4.224 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Jamaica (USD bn)	0.126 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Japan (USD bn)	207.800 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Jordan (USD bn)	-3.852 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Kazakhstan (USD bn)	-9.953 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Kenya (USD bn)	-6.323 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Kiribati (USD bn)	-0.071 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
South Korea (USD bn)	128.680 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Kosovo (USD bn)	-1.708 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
Kuwait (USD bn)	28.640 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Kyrgyzstan (USD bn)	-1.753 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Laos (USD bn)	-0.151 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Latvia (USD bn)	-2.475 2031	yearly	1992 - 2031
Lebanon (USD bn)	-7.753 2025	yearly	1980 - 2025
Lesotho (USD bn)	-0.002 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Liberia (USD bn)	-1.140 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
Libya (USD bn)	0.512 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031

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South Africa Key Series

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-3.9 Mar 2026	quarterly	Dec 1990 - Mar 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-2,722.891 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	12,505.517 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	29.9 Mar 2026	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn)	357,353.2 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	78.5 Mar 2026	quarterly	Dec 1960 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn)	3,297.162 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn)	8,357.746 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn)	2,901.115 2031	yearly	2000 - 2031
National Govt Debt: Gross: Foreign (ZAR mn)	611,977.000 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
National Govt Debt: Gross: Domestic (ZAR mn)	5,516,846.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
National Govt Debt: Gross (ZAR mn)	6,102,050.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 1960 - Apr 2026
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn)	264,806.078 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn)	-180,996.374 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 1990 - Apr 2026
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn)	219,199.282 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1990 - Mar 2026

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.612 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn)	1,902.6 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn)	11,217.9 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%)	10.2 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2005 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	2,009,708.684 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	442,504.662 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	132,965.428 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn)	9,315.4 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%)	5.5 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2005 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	1,925,184.932 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	614,332.956 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	859.182 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	498.073 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	1,294.165 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 1998 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	2,051.474 Mar 2026	monthly	Sep 1999 - Mar 2026
Exports: China (ZAR)	21,423,475,976.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Exports: Japan (ZAR)	9,515,790,639.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR)	12,092,531,985.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Exports: Germany (ZAR)	16,037,687,832.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Exports: United States (ZAR)	14,222,813,572.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Exports (ZAR mn)	187,893.300 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn)	9,725.900 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Apr 2026
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn)	13,153.900 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn)	51,311.700 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn)	13,649.100 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn)	52,682.700 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Apr 2026
Imports: China (ZAR)	37,250,115,562.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Imports: Japan (ZAR)	3,879,564,305.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Imports: United States (ZAR)	18,601,888,092.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Imports: Germany (ZAR)	9,943,606,047.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR)	2,421,379,214.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Imports (ZAR mn)	156,026.600 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn)	26,896.300 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn)	15,647.300 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn)	37,306.400 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Apr 2026
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn)	16,635.200 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn)	5,755.400 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100)	136.900 2023	yearly	1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100)	124.900 2023	yearly	1980 - 2023

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-70.5 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-1,131.9 Jun 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	0.6 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	2,412.6 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	2.1 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	160.828 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	0.1 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-590.4 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	751.191 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn)	200,307.0 Dec 2025	quarterly	Dec 1985 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	46.9 2025	yearly	1985 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	49,606.0 Dec 2025	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	11.6 2025	yearly	1994 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-10.525 2031	yearly	1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	120,123.749 Dec 2025	quarterly	Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	497,162.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn)	48,211.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn)	85,541.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn)	56,126.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn)	103,993.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	463,997.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn)	66,820.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn)	-7,796.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn)	65.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn)	-48,303.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn)	42,491.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn)	-12,470.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	1,207.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	2,752.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn)	-15,222.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn)	-2,687.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	7,975.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	-10,662.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn)	-15,100.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn)	-62,372.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn)	47,272.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn)	-60,537.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn)	50,170.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	1,927,331.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn)	192,843.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn)	327,240.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn)	244,070.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn)	1,837,937.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn)	404,588.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn)	367,703.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn)	-31,087.000 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Dec 2025
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
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn)	1,925,533.000 2017	yearly	1956 - 2017

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	4.7 Mar 2026	monthly	Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	41.2 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	19,036.609 Feb 2026	monthly	Jan 2008 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	181,113.866 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	294,059.801 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%)	9.3 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1966 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	2.5 May 2026	monthly	Feb 1994 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	51,235.0 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	11.605 Mar 2026	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	5.6 Mar 2026	monthly	Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	18,503.000 Mar 2026	monthly	Dec 1956 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn)	403,017.052 Dec 2025	monthly	Dec 1986 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%)	8.4 Dec 2025	monthly	Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	377,659.0 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	8.9 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1966 - Apr 2026
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%)	8.400 Sep 2025	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn)	146.902 Sep 2025	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn)	294.272 Sep 2025	quarterly	Mar 1965 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn)	190,261.6 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn)	357,597.657 Oct 2025	monthly	Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%)	8.44 Oct 2025	monthly	Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	68.23 Mar 2026	quarterly	Mar 1965 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn)	6,051,806.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Monetary Base (ZAR mn)	541,072.000 Mar 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn)	6,046,877.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn)	4,910,387.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn)	3,024,348.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Mar 1965 - Apr 2026
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn)	77,089.000 Apr 2026	monthly	Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
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)	5,721,587.000 Dec 2025	monthly	Mar 1965 - Dec 2025

Business and Economic Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point)	13.9 Apr 2026	monthly	Sep 2000 - Apr 2026
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%)	31.000 Jun 2026	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2026
Business Confidence Index (2020=100)	124.100 May 2026	monthly	Jan 2015 - May 2026
Purchasing Managers' Index (NA)	47.400 Apr 2026	monthly	Sep 1999 - Apr 2026
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

More Indicators for South Africa

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Western Cape: Non Residential: Other... (sq m)	4,203.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Western Cape: Additions and Alterati... (sq m)	36,697.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Western Cape: Additions and Alterati... (sq m)	17,945.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Residential: Flats an... (ZAR th)	4,119.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Residential: Dwelling... (ZAR th)	14,740.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Offi... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Shop... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Indu... (ZAR th)	8,074.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Othe... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Additions and Alterat... (ZAR th)	41,398.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Eastern Cape: Additions and Alterat... (ZAR th)	16,815.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Eastern Cape: Residential: Dwellings... (Unit)	49.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Eastern Cape: Residential: Flats and... (Unit)	14.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Residential: Dwellings... (sq m)	2,654.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Residential: Flats and... (sq m)	769.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Offic... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Shopp... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Indus... (sq m)	1,272.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Non Residential: Other... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Additions and Alterati... (sq m)	6,581.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Eastern Cape: Additions and Alterati... (sq m)	1,921.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Residential: Flats a... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Residential: Dwellin... (ZAR th)	482.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Off... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Sho... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Ind... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Oth... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Additions and Altera... (ZAR th)	32,553.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Northern Cape: Additions and Altera... (ZAR th)	8,880.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Northern Cape: Residential: Dwelling... (Unit)	1.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Northern Cape: Residential: Flats an... (Unit)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Residential: Dwelling... (sq m)	60.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Residential: Flats an... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Offi... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Shop... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Indu... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Non Residential: Othe... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Additions and Alterat... (sq m)	4,462.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Northern Cape: Additions and Alterat... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Residential: Flats and ... (ZAR th)	90,228.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Residential: Dwellings:... (ZAR th)	6,147.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Non Residential: Office... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Non Residential: Shoppi... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Non Residential: Indust... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Non Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Additions and Alteratio... (ZAR th)	1,401.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Free State: Additions and Alteratio... (ZAR th)	601.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Free State: Residential: Dwellings: ... (Unit)	14.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Free State: Residential: Flats and T... (Unit)	126.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Residential: Dwellings: ... (sq m)	830.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Residential: Flats and T... (sq m)	12,183.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Non Residential: Office ... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Non Residential: Shoppin... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Non Residential: Industr... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Non Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Additions and Alteration... (sq m)	205.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Free State: Additions and Alteration... (sq m)	69.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Flats a... (ZAR th)	47,292.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Dwellin... (ZAR th)	23,747.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Off... (ZAR th)	306,449.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Sho... (ZAR th)	318,518.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Ind... (ZAR th)	199,610.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Oth... (ZAR th)	15,259.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Additions and Altera... (ZAR th)	137,959.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: Kwazulu Natal: Additions and Altera... (ZAR th)	57,688.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Dwelling... (Unit)	32.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Flats an... (Unit)	32.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Dwelling... (sq m)	2,107.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Flats an... (sq m)	5,505.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Offi... (sq m)	28,094.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Shop... (sq m)	31,910.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Indu... (sq m)	33,276.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Non Residential: Othe... (sq m)	1,975.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Additions and Alterat... (sq m)	12,846.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: Kwazulu Natal: Additions and Alterat... (sq m)	6,158.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Residential: Flats and ... (ZAR th)	27,061.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Residential: Others (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Residential: Dwellings:... (ZAR th)	17,815.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Non Residential: Office... (ZAR th)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Non Residential: Shoppi... (ZAR th)	2,417.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Non Residential: Indust... (ZAR th)	2,537.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Non Residential: Others (ZAR th)	11,020.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Additions and Alteratio... (ZAR th)	26,508.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Value: North West: Additions and Alteratio... (ZAR th)	5,791.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: North West: Residential: Dwellings: ... (Unit)	61.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Unit: North West: Residential: Flats and T... (Unit)	78.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Residential: Dwellings: ... (sq m)	3,597.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Residential: Flats and T... (sq m)	6,001.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Residential: Others (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Non Residential: Office ... (sq m)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Non Residential: Shoppin... (sq m)	463.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018
South Africa Building Work Completed: Area: North West: Non Residential: Industr... (sq m)	507.000 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1993 - May 2018

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