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South Africa

Southern Africa · SADC · Currency : ZAR

Real GDP growth 1.1 % 2025 · +0.6 pp GDP $427.18bn 2025 · +6.5 % GDP per capita $6,598 2025 · +5.3 % Inflation 3.2 % 2025 · −1.2 pp Official exchange rate 17.89 2025 · −2.4 % Current account balance -0.4 % 2025 · +0.2 pp Exports of goods and services 31.4 % 2025 · −0.4 pp Foreign direct investment, net inflows -0.5 % 2025 · −1.1 pp External debt stocks 44.8 % 2024 · +0.7 pp Population 64.75m 2025 · +1.2 % Unemployment 32.4 % 2025 · +0.1 pp Access to electricity 90.2 % 2024 · +2.5 pp

Real GDP growth · % a year

5.6 % -6.2 %
2000 2000 : 4.2 % ; 2025 : 1.1 % 2025

Inflation · % a year

9.9 % -0.7 %
2000 2000 : 5.3 % ; 2025 : 3.2 % 2025

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AngolaBotswanaComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoEswatiniLesothoMadagascarMalawiMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaSeychellesTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe