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.go.za
Fiscal year:
April - March
Regional Economic Community:
SADC
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
| GDP (constant 2010 ZAR[billions]) | 2,973.18 | 3,028.09 | 3,064.24 | 3,076.47 | 3,119.98 |
| GDP (current ZAR[billions]) | 3,539.98 | 3,805.35 | 4,049.88 | 4,359.06 | 4,653.58 |
| GDP growth (%) | 2.49 | 1.85 | 1.19 | 0.4 | 1.42 |
| GDP per capita (constant 2010 ZAR) | 55,987.78 | 56,167.27 | 55,967.8 | 55,312.23 | 55,199.44 |
| GDP per capita (current ZAR) | 66,661.21 | 70,584.45 | 73,970.47 | 78,372.17 | 82,332.15 |
| Inflation (CPI) (%) | 5.76 | 6.09 | 4.58 | 6.34 | 5.27 |
| General government revenue (% of GDP) | 27.33 | 27.59 | 28.15 | 28.6 | 28.26 |
| General government expenditure (% of GDP) | 31.59 | 31.85 | 32.93 | 32.66 | 32.63 |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | -4.27 | -4.26 | -4.78 | -4.07 | -4.38 |
| Primary balance (% of GDP) | -1.37 | -1.26 | -1.57 | -0.71 | -0.89 |
| General government debt (% of GDP) | 44.1 | 46.99 | 49.34 | 51.47 | 53.02 |