CABRI member since:
2009
Region:
Southern Africa
Currency:
South African Rand (ZAR)
Population:
55.6 million
Capital:
Bloemfontein (judicial) Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative)
Ministry website:
www.treasury.gov.za
Fiscal year:
April - March
Regional Economic Community:
SADC
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| GDP (constant 2010 ZAR[billions]) | 3,028.09 | 3,064.24 | 3,076.47 | 3,119.98 | 3,144.54 |
| GDP (current ZAR[billions]) | 3,805.35 | 4,049.88 | 4,359.06 | 4,653.58 | 4,873.9 |
| GDP growth (%) | 1.85 | 1.19 | 0.4 | 1.42 | 0.79 |
| GDP per capita (constant 2010 ZAR) | 55,485.95 | 55,304.15 | 54,690.78 | 54,642.6 | 54,273.27 |
| GDP per capita (current ZAR) | 69,728.24 | 73,093.35 | 77,491.65 | 81,501.59 | 84,121.21 |
| Inflation (CPI) (%) | 6.09 | 4.58 | 6.34 | 5.27 | 4.62 |
| General government revenue (% of GDP) | 27.59 | 28.15 | 28.59 | 28.22 | 29.04 |
| General government expenditure (% of GDP) | 31.85 | 32.93 | 32.66 | 32.6 | 33.19 |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | -4.26 | -4.78 | -4.07 | -4.38 | -4.14 |
| Primary balance (% of GDP) | -1.26 | -1.57 | -0.67 | -0.83 | -0.42 |
| General government debt (% of GDP) | 46.99 | 49.34 | 51.47 | 53.02 | 56.71 |
| Population (millions) | 54.57 | 55.41 | 56.25 | 57.1 | 57.94 |