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South Africa in figures

  • GDP growth

    1.1%

    2025 · 2026 : 1.0% (projection)

  • Inflation

    3.2%

    2025 · 2026 : 4.4% (projection)

  • Public debt

    78.4%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 78.0% (projection)

  • Fiscal balance

    -5.6%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -4.4% (projection)

  • Current account balance

    -0.5%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -0.7% (projection)

  • Nominal GDP

    427 bn USD

    2025 · 2026 : 489 bn USD (projection)

  • GDP per capita

    6,769 USD

    2025 · 2026 : 7,659 USD (projection)

  • Population

    64.7 million

    2025

South Africa: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-10-50510201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 1.3 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 0.7 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 1.2 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 1.6 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 0.3 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : -6.2 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 4.9 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 2.1 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 0.8 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 0.5 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 1.1 %1.1IMF projection · 2025 : 1.1 %IMF projection · 2026 : 1 %IMF projection · 2027 : 1.3 %IMF projection · 2028 : 1.5 %IMF projection · 2029 : 1.7 %IMF projection · 2030 : 1.8 %IMF projection · 2031 : 1.8 %1.8Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20151.3–
20160.7–
20171.2–
20181.6–
20190.3–
2020-6.2–
20214.9–
20222.1–
20230.8–
20240.5–
20251.11.1
2026–1
2027–1.3
2028–1.5
2029–1.7
2030–1.8
2031–1.8
South Africa: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection2345678201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 4.6 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 6.3 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 5.3 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 4.6 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 4.1 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 3.3 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 4.6 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 6.9 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 5.9 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 4.4 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 3.2 %3.2IMF projection · 2025 : 3.2 %IMF projection · 2026 : 4.4 %IMF projection · 2027 : 3.9 %IMF projection · 2028 : 3.3 %IMF projection · 2029 : 3 %IMF projection · 2030 : 3 %IMF projection · 2031 : 3 %3Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20154.6–
20166.3–
20175.3–
20184.6–
20194.1–
20203.3–
20214.6–
20226.9–
20235.9–
20244.4–
20253.23.2
2026–4.4
2027–3.9
2028–3.3
2029–3
2030–3
2031–3
Access to electricity
90% (2024)
Internet users
78% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
-0.5% (2025)
Personal remittances
0.2% (2025)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.

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