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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also enclaves Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. With over 62 million people, the country is the world's 23rd-most populous nation and the 24th-largest country in the world, covering an area of 1,221,037 square kilometres (471,445 square miles). Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament, is the legislative capital. Bloemfontein has traditionally been regarded as the judicial capital. The largest and most-populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and the largest port city in sub-Saharan Africa, Durban. Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago and modern humans inhabited the r... [More]
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South Africa Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
ZAR/MUR Ask 2.608 - 2.608 2.608 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 7:22
JPY/ZAR Ask 0.1157 - 0.1154 0.1158 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 7:22
AUD/ZAR Ask 11.6077 - 11.5823 11.6078 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 6:18
GBP/ZAR Ask 22.8701 - 22.8157 22.8701 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:15
ZAR/AUD Ask 0.0863 - 0.0863 0.0864 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:15
SEK/ZAR Ask 1.6456 - 1.6434 1.6456 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:08

South Africa Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
FTSE South Africa 4526.86 - 4526.86 4526.86 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 21:40
South Africa Top 40 78091.69 - 77710.64 78146.52 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:20
FTSE/JSE All Share 86198.57 - 85782.36 86271.1 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:20

South Africa Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Truworths International Ltd 11221 - 11168 11221 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18
Tsogo Sun 1225 - 1225 1230 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18
UBS AG 20090 - 19946 20090 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18
UBS AG 16305 - 16305 16305 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18
Vodacom Group Ltd 10900 - 10813 10925 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18
Vukile Property Fund Ltd 1833 - 1833 1844 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 22:18

South Africa Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Ninety One Managed Fund Z 15.004 - 15.004 15.004 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36
Ninety One Managed Fund B 14.964 - 14.964 14.964 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36
Ninety One Managed Fund H 14.978 - 14.978 14.978 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36
Ninety One Managed Fund I 14.986 - 14.986 14.986 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36
Ninety One Opportunity Fund C 16.598 - 16.598 16.598 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36
Ninety One Opportunity Fund R 16.655 - 16.655 16.655 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/02 Time 1:36

South Africa ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
FNB on ISMSCIQ SEP25 1628 - 1628 1628 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03
NewGold Palladium 18845 - 18727 19122 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03
Sygnia Itrix Top 40 Portfolio 7925 - 7858 7925 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03
Satrix Smart City Infrastructure Feeder 6828 - 6828 6882 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03
Satrix Value Equity 1512 - 1501 1518 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03
UBS FNBGEG 18Mar25 14688 - 14688 14688 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/01 Time 19:03

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
12838 24 Sep 5114 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate
11.5 24 Oct 11.5 percent
Bankruptcies
128 24 Aug 133 Companies
Banks Balance Sheet
8150240 24 Sep 7984245 ZAR Million
Building Permits
8484328 24 Aug 8329976 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence
38 24 Sep 35 points
CPI Housing Utilities
115 24 Sep 114 points
CPI Transportation
115 24 Sep 117 points
Capacity Utilization
77.9 24 Jun 78.4 percent
Car Registrations
30218 24 Sep 30022 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet
1152794 24 Sep 1167707 ZAR Million
Changes in Inventories
9561 24 Jun 3762 ZAR Million
Coincident Index
110 24 Sep 112 points
Composite Leading Indicator
99.63 24 Sep 99.59 points
Composite PMI
51 24 Sep 50.5 points
Consumer Confidence
-5 24 Sep -10 points
Consumer Price Index CPI
116 24 Sep 116 points
Consumer Spending
3133096 24 Jun 3089260 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices
113 24 Sep 113 points
Core Inflation Rate
4.1 24 Sep 4.1 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM
0.3 24 Sep 0 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
27 24 Dec 27 percent
Crude Oil Production
1 24 Jun 1 BBL/D/1K
Currency
17.66 24 Nov 17.6
Current Account
-64646 24 Jun -106949 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP
-1.6 23 Dec -0.5 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
8.43 24 Jul 8.42 percent
Disposable Personal Income
4681981 24 Jun 4606815 ZAR Million
Electricity Production
20838 24 Aug 21524 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons
16652 24 Jun 16745
Employment Rate
40.3 24 Jun 40.7 percent
Export Prices
186 24 Jun 179 points
Exports
170750 24 Sep 165038 ZAR Million
External Debt
163852 24 Jun 158327 USD Million
Food Inflation
4.7 24 Sep 4.7 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
16600 24 Jun 24441 ZAR Billion
Foreign Exchange Reserves
63633 24 Sep 63210 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
0.6 23 Dec 1.9 percent
GDP
378 23 Dec 405 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
0.3 24 Jun 0.5 percent
GDP Constant Prices
4653982 24 Jun 4631266 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate
0.4 24 Jun 0 percent
GDP from Agriculture
123793 24 Jun 126412 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction
103164 24 Jun 102694 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing
523370 24 Jun 517439 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining
201480 24 Jun 203128 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration
372958 24 Jun 371064 ZAR Million
GDP from Services
1132270 24 Jun 1117279 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport
380838 24 Jun 389488 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities
100954 24 Jun 97914 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita
6006 23 Dec 6022 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
14284 23 Dec 14322 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.19 24 Oct 1.55 USD/Liter
Gold Production
-4.6 24 Aug -3.5 percent
Gold Reserves
125 24 Jun 125 Tonnes
Government Budget
-4.9 23 Dec -4.2 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP
72.2 23 Dec 72.8 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
654787 24 Jun 663775 ZAR Million
Gross National Product
4727053 24 Jun 4649385 ZAR Million
Households Debt to GDP
34.6 24 Mar 34.4 percent of GDP
Households Debt to Income
62.4 23 Dec 62 percent
Housing Index
114 24 May 114 points
Import Prices
168 24 Jun 166 points
Imports
157911 24 Sep 159924 ZAR Million
Industrial Production
-1.2 24 Aug 1.6 percent
Industrial Production Mom
-0.6 24 Aug 1.6 percent
Inflation Expectations
4.8 24 Sep 5 percent
Inflation Rate
3.8 24 Sep 4.4 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.1 24 Sep 0.1 percent
Interbank Rate
8.03 24 Oct 8.03 percent
Interest Rate
8 24 Sep 8.25 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate
60.6 24 Jun 60.7 percent
Labour Costs
138 24 Mar 137 points
Leading Economic Index
-0.7 24 Aug 0.7 percent
Lending Rate
11.5 24 Sep 11.75 percent
Loans to Private Sector
4828204 24 Sep 4769991 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI
52.6 24 Oct 53.3 points
Minimum Wages
27.58 24 Mar 25.42 ZAR/Hour
Mining Production
0.3 24 Aug -1 percent
Money Supply M0
511034 24 Sep 478334 ZAR Million
Money Supply M1
2812300 24 Sep 2651978 ZAR Million
Money Supply M2
4391966 24 Sep 4343350 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3
5368531 24 Sep 5297891 ZAR Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
45 24 Dec 45 percent
Personal Savings
-1.1 23 Dec -1 percent
Population
62.2 23 Dec 61.4 Million
Price to Rent Ratio
101 24 Jun 102
Private Sector Credit
4.63 24 Sep 4.95 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM
-0.3 24 Sep -0.3 percent
Producer Prices
101 24 Sep 102 points
Producer Prices Change
1 24 Sep 2.8 percent
Residential Property Prices
3.7 24 May 3.5 Percent
Retail Sales MoM
0.5 24 Aug -0.2 percent
Retail Sales YoY
3.2 24 Aug 1.7 percent
Retirement Age Men
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Retirement Age Women
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Stock Market
86199 24 Nov 85385 points
Terms of Trade
110 24 Jun 108 points
Terrorism Index
0 23 Dec 0.83 Points
Total Vehicle Sales
47940 24 Oct 44080 Units
Tourist Arrivals
924111 24 Aug 922151
Unemployed Persons
8384 24 Jun 8226 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
33.5 24 Jun 32.9 percent
Wages
27450 24 Jun 26783 ZAR/Month
Wages in Manufacturing
23614 24 Jun 23102 ZAR/Month
Weapons Sales
31 23 Dec 58 SIPRI TIV Million
Youth Unemployment Rate
60.8 24 Jun 59.7 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 12838 12000 17000 17000 ZAR Million
Bank Lending Rate 11.5 11.25 11 10.75 10.5 percent
Bankruptcies 128 140 136 129 132 Companies
Banks Balance Sheet 8150240 7680000 7730000 7730000 ZAR Million
Building Permits 8484328 10100000 10100000 ZAR Thousand
Business Confidence 38 36 38 38 points
CPI Housing Utilities 115 115 115 115 120 points
CPI Transportation 115 116 116 116 points
Capacity Utilization 77.9 77 77.3 77.3 percent
Car Registrations 30218 28000 27500 28000 29300 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet 1152794 1200000 1185000 1210000 1190000 ZAR Million
Coincident Index 110 112 114 112 110 points
Composite PMI 51 51 49.7 49.7 points
Consumer Confidence -5 -6 -8 -10 -7 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 116 117.88 119.05 119.79 121.09 points
Consumer Spending 3133096 3131008 3110885 3180092 3189492 ZAR Million
Core Consumer Prices 113 114.42 116.37 117.21 118.06 points
Core Inflation Rate 4.1 4.4 3.9 4 4.2 percent
Core Inflation Rate MoM 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 percent
Currency 17.66 17.87 18.1 18.34 18.57
Current Account -64646 -160000 -70000 -185000 -18000 ZAR Million
Current Account to GDP -1.6 -2.8 -3.6 -4 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 8.43 8.18 7.93 7.68 7.43 percent
Disposable Personal Income 4681981 4634026 4639063 4752211 4766257 ZAR Million
Electricity Production 20838 18800 17500 17500 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons 16652 17700 16800 16800
Employment Rate 40.3 42.2 43 43 percent
Export Prices 186 195 210 185 192 points
Exports 170750 180000 173000 173000 ZAR Million
Food Inflation 4.7 4.7 3.6 4 3.9 percent
Foreign Direct Investment 16600 25500 23000 23000 ZAR Billion
Foreign Exchange Reserves 63633 64000 62800 62500 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth 0.6 1.1 percent
GDP 378 381.94 388.05 395.03 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.8 percent
GDP Constant Prices 4653982 4686316 4663685 4723792 4737754 ZAR Million
GDP Growth Rate 0.4 1 0.6 0.4 0.9 percent
GDP from Agriculture 123793 112604 127297 125650 126021 ZAR Million
GDP from Construction 103164 107099 103413 104711 105021 ZAR Million
GDP from Manufacturing 523370 530814 521061 531221 532791 ZAR Million
GDP from Mining 201480 208887 204550 204502 205107 ZAR Million
GDP from Public Administration 372958 375408 373661 378552 379671 ZAR Million
GDP from Services 1132270 1128834 1125100 1149254 1152651 ZAR Million
GDP from Transport 380838 395587 392214 386551 387693 ZAR Million
GDP from Utilities 100954 99406 98599 102468 102771 ZAR Million
GDP per Capita 6006 6073 6170 6281 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 14284 14441 14673 14937 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.19 1.22 1.24 1.26 1.28 USD/Liter
Gold Production -4.6 1.7 2 2 percent
Government Budget -4.9 -4.9 -5 -4.3 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 72.2 73.9 74.7 75.5 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 654787 682335 668421 664609 666573 ZAR Million
Gross National Product 4727053 4694760 4681931 4797959 4812140 ZAR Million
Households Debt to Income 62.4 65 63 percent
Housing Index 114 118 121 125 135 points
Import Prices 168 180 175 182 185 points
Imports 157911 168000 156000 156000 ZAR Million
Industrial Production -1.2 4 2.7 2.7 percent
Industrial Production Mom -0.6 0.9 1.3 1.3 percent
Inflation Rate 3.8 4.6 3.7 3.8 4.3 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 percent
Interbank Rate 8.03 7.78 7.53 7.28 7.03 percent
Interest Rate 8 7.75 7.5 7.25 7 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate 60.6 61.7 62 62 percent
Leading Economic Index -0.7 1.3 0.5 0.5 percent
Lending Rate 11.5 11.25 11 10.75 10.5 percent
Loans to Private Sector 4828204 4686720 4745342 4812308 4915112 ZAR Million
Manufacturing PMI 52.6 50.8 49.5 51 51.6 points
Minimum Wages 27.58 27.58 29.4 31.5 ZAR/Hour ZAR/Hour
Mining Production 0.3 0.9 1.3 1.3 percent
Money Supply M0 511034 400000 392500 392500 ZAR Million
Money Supply M1 2812300 2700000 2680000 2680000 ZAR Million
Money Supply M2 4391966 4550000 4500000 4500000 ZAR Million
Money Supply M3 5368531 5200000 4970000 4970000 ZAR Million
Population 62.2 63 63.7 64.2 Million Million
Private Sector Credit 4.63 3.8 4.4 5 4.9 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM -0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 percent
Producer Prices 101 103 104.95 104.75 103.53 points
Producer Prices Change 1 3 3.2 2.7 2.3 percent
Retail Sales MoM 0.5 1.2 0.8 1 -1.5 percent
Retail Sales YoY 3.2 2.4 1.8 2 1.7 percent
Stock Market 86199 84413 83084 81780 80503 points
Terms of Trade 110 108.33 120 101.65 103.78 points
Total Vehicle Sales 47940 41200 44000 42100 45000 Units
Tourist Arrivals 924111 1100000 995000 995000
Unemployed Persons 8384 8700 8630 8500 8330 Thousand
Unemployment Rate 33.5 33 32.5 32.7 32.3 percent
Youth Unemployment Rate 60.8 61 60.7 60.7 percent