ECONOMIES · ZA · ZAF
South Africa
Connect macroeconomic indicators, central-bank observations and official releases to understand the economy.
On record
counts over the recorded seriesIndicators
7
Observations
385
Most recent period
2026-01-01
Sources
1
Release frequencies
2
as published
Longest series
66
GDP (current US$)
Below threshold
0
fewer than 5 observations
Coverage of a country is whatever its statistical office and the international organisations publish. A gap in a series is a gap in the source, and it stays a gap here.
Observed economic indicators
Published source series only; missing or too-short series remain not_covered.GDPRECORDED
427,184,325,997
current US$ · 2025-01-01
Receipt time unavailable
Published GDP level from the recorded source series.
GDP per capitaRECORDED
6,598
current US$ · 2025-01-01
Receipt time unavailable
Published GDP per capita from the recorded source series.
InflationRECORDED
3.21
annual % · 2025-01-01
Receipt time unavailable
Published consumer-price inflation; no current estimate is inferred.
UnemploymentRECORDED
32.39
% of total labor force · 2025-01-01
Receipt time unavailable
Published unemployment series; modeled-source labels remain visible.
Government debtRECORDED
82.76
% of GDP · 2024-01-01
Receipt time unavailable
Published central-government debt ratio when the source has enough observations.
Policy rate
country-specific central-bank observation; not a forecast or executable market rateA country-specific central-bank policy-rate series is not connected for this country.
Government and central-bank publishers
separate publisher entities linked by jurisdictionNo government publisher events are recorded for this country.
Government and central-bank news
official news records onlyNo official government news events are recorded for this country.
Recorded macro releases
published source-backed macro observations, not a forecast calendar| Reported | Indicator | Period | Published value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | Gross PSD, General Gov., All maturities, All instruments, Domestic creditors, Nominal Value, % of GDP frequency Q | 2026Q1 | 64 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-08-07 | Gross PSD, General Gov., All maturities, All instruments, Domestic creditors, Nominal Value, % of GDP frequency Q | 2025Q4 | 65 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2024 | 83 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2023 | 79 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2022 | 76 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2021 | 74 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2020 | 76 | World Bank Open Data |
| 2026-07-13 | Central government debt, total (% of GDP) frequency A | 2019 | 65 | World Bank Open Data |
Longest series
6 of 7 indicators| Indicator | Unit | Latest | Period | Received (UTC) | Observations | Recent shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (current US$) | current US$ | 427,184,325,997 | 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | 66 | |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | current US$ | 6,598 | 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | 66 | |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | annual % | 3.21 | 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | 66 | |
| Population, total | persons | 64,747,319 | 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | 66 | |
| Gross PSD, General Gov., All maturities, All instruments, Domestic creditors, Nominal Value, % of GDP | % of GDP | 64.45 | 2026-01-01 | Unavailable | 65 | |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | % of total labor force | 32.39 | 2025-01-01 | Unavailable | 35 |
Source: World Bank Open Data · as of 2026-01-01