South Africa Household Debt

1969 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about South Africa Household Debt

  • South Africa Household Debt reached 172.3 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with the reported number of 164.4 USD bn in the previous quarter
  • South Africa Household Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1969 to Jun 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 209.1 USD bn in Jun 2011 and a record low of 4.0 USD bn in Mar 1969

CEIC converts quarterly Household Debt into USD. Household Debt is calculated from Household Disposable Income and ratio of Household Debt to Household Disposable Income. South African Reserve Bank provides Household Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about South Africa Household Debt

  • In the latest reports, South Africa Household Debt accounted for 41.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in South Africa increased 273.6 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025
  • South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 48.4 USD bn in Oct 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.7 Months of Import in Oct 2025
  • South Africa Domestic Credit reached 350.8 USD bn in Oct 2025, representing an increased of 7.7 % YoY

View South Africa's Household Debt from Mar 1969 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

South Africa Household Debt

What was South Africa's Household Debt in Jun 2025?

South Africa Household Debt reached 172.3 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with the reported number of 164.4 USD bn in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
172,284.4 Jun 2025 164,439.2 Mar 2025 4,014.1 Mar 1969 209,117.7 Jun 2011 USD mn quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025

Household Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
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Australia (USD mn) 2,192,250.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 252,045.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 10,931.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 9,952.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 433,457.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 5,384.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 8,439.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 2,333.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 32,735.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 12,862.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 2,254,479.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 133,443.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 11,742,382.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 84,947.2 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 34,509.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) 25,634.4 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 116,873.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 383,590.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 23,259.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 29,854.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 19,099.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
European Union (USD mn) 7,877,149.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Finland (USD mn) 211,788.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
France (USD mn) 2,062,177.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1977 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 13,089.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Oct 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,531,962.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 133,470.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 369,408.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 53,016.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 27,921.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 681,520.2 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 212,860.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 183,697.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 263,906.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Aug 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,231,545.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Japan (USD mn) 2,762,009.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 43,308.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 51,373.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 1,776,837.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,140.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,660.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,510.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 11,052.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 29,903.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 64,052.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 38,606.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1984 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 5,087.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Malaysia (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Malta (USD mn) 11,340.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 327,322.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 7,203.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 2,677.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 39,091.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,320,082.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 229,520.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Norway (USD mn) 479,536.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Panama (USD mn) 33,838.9 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Peru (USD mn) 53,901.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 60,938.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Poland (USD mn) 233,582.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 198,211.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 66,444.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Russia (USD mn) 494,390.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 18,605.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 307,915.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2004 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 71,555.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 22,421.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 172,284.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 920,403.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Sweden (USD mn) 589,129.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,159,621.7 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Syria (USD mn) 8,543.6 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Taiwan (USD mn) 723,609.9 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 502,273.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Turkey (USD mn) 122,180.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 8,520.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 3,203,947.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 18,585,000.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Venezuela (USD mn) 27.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023

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South Africa Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,074.545 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,936.612 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 344,441.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn) 3,154.888 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn) 8,498.322 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn) 2,698.262 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn) 121,210.503 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn) -35,831.958 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn) 157,042.461 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Debt: Gross: Foreign (ZAR mn) 596,210.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
National Govt Debt: Gross: Domestic (ZAR mn) 5,020,420.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
National Govt Debt: Gross (ZAR mn) 5,616,629.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 902.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 11,126.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.5 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
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) 10,224.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.3 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
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) 833.178 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 667.148 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,239.717 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,432.048 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2025
Exports: China (ZAR) 20,188,540,485.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Exports (ZAR mn) 192,183.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 13,551.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 10,482.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn) 14,996.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn) 305,021.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 41,134.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports (ZAR mn) 176,602.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 31,851.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 38,197.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 19,218.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn) 6,748.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn) 18,113.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 7,490,577,062.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: United States (ZAR) 9,767,948,909.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Japan (ZAR) 8,267,784,079.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Germany (ZAR) 8,692,692,113.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: China (ZAR) 37,882,799,630.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Japan (ZAR) 3,541,254,586.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: United States (ZAR) 11,908,775,286.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Germany (ZAR) 11,161,878,827.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 2,510,755,108.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 152.554 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.922 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -1,296.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -4,017.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,796.487 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 2,132.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,664.114 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 179,244.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 42.0 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 39,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.2 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -10.737 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 139,694.760 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn) -57,023.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,923,750.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 148,921.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 329,796.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 219,001.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,894,354.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 398,688.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 356,169.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -29,281.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -12,053.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 466,372.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 34,789.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 109,064.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 53,866.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 475,890.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn) 81,061.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn) 39,054.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -132,566.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn) 63.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 13,914.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 72,748.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 45,589.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 93,592.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn) 35,472.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 67,202.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 17,153.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn) -65,364.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn) -7,215.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -43,636.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 36,421.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn) 16,658.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 17,738.489 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,909.458 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 273,622.080 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 48,353.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 16,210.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 357,350.992 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.2 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 350,831.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 8.500 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 136.004 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 270.817 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 172,284.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 336,320.994 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.02 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.96 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Sep 2025
Monetary Base (ZAR mn) 500,340.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn) 5,781,667.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn) 5,783,956.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn) 2,875,410.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn) 4,742,199.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 65,876.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
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
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -11.6 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2000 - Nov 2025
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%) 39.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2025
Purchasing Managers' Index (NA) 46.005 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Feb 2025
Business Confidence Index (2020=100) 121.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
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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