Current account balance (World Bank) in South Africa in 2025 — -0.42%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 97. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.98 pp.
1960–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.42 | +0.22 pp |
| 2024 | -0.64 | +0.46 pp |
| 2023 | -1.1 | −0.81 pp |
| 2022 | -0.3 | −4.07 pp |
| 2021 | 3.77 | +1.77 pp |
| 2020 | 2 | +4.62 pp |
| 2019 | -2.62 | +0.38 pp |
| 2018 | -3 | −0.63 pp |
| 2017 | -2.37 | +0.26 pp |
| 2016 | -2.63 | +1.68 pp |
| 2015 | -4.31 | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | -4.81 | +0.53 pp |
| 2013 | -5.34 | −0.65 pp |
| 2012 | -4.68 | −2.66 pp |
| 2011 | -2.02 | −0.72 pp |
| 2010 | -1.3 | +1.09 pp |
| 2009 | -2.38 | +2.8 pp |
| 2008 | -5.19 | −0.32 pp |
| 2007 | -4.86 | −0.86 pp |
| 2006 | -4 | −1.23 pp |
| 2005 | -2.77 | −0.27 pp |
| 2004 | -2.51 | −1.72 pp |
| 2003 | -0.78 | −1.56 pp |
| 2002 | 0.78 | +0.53 pp |
| 2001 | 0.25 | +0.38 pp |
| 2000 | -0.13 | +0.32 pp |
| 1999 | -0.45 | +0.99 pp |
| 1998 | -1.44 | −0.12 pp |
| 1997 | -1.32 | −0.29 pp |
| 1996 | -1.03 | +0.42 pp |
| 1995 | -1.45 | −1.47 pp |
| 1994 | 0.02 | −1.89 pp |
| 1993 | 1.9 | +0.56 pp |
| 1992 | 1.35 | +0.31 pp |
| 1991 | 1.03 | −0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 1.23 | −0.16 pp |
| 1989 | 1.39 | −1.05 pp |
| 1988 | 2.44 | −2.85 pp |
| 1987 | 5.29 | +1.52 pp |
| 1986 | 3.77 | +0.26 pp |
| 1985 | 3.51 | +5.81 pp |
| 1984 | -2.3 | −1.96 pp |
| 1983 | -0.34 | +3.77 pp |
| 1982 | -4.1 | +1.24 pp |
| 1981 | -5.34 | −8.88 pp |
| 1980 | 3.54 | −1.17 pp |
| 1979 | 4.7 | +2.57 pp |
| 1978 | 2.13 | +1.6 pp |
| 1977 | 0.53 | +5.18 pp |
| 1976 | -4.65 | +0.94 pp |
| 1975 | -5.59 | −2.11 pp |
| 1974 | -3.47 | −2.7 pp |
| 1973 | -0.78 | +0.01 pp |
| 1972 | -0.78 | +5.57 pp |
| 1971 | -6.36 | −0.28 pp |
| 1970 | -6.08 | −3.58 pp |
| 1969 | -2.49 | −2.38 pp |
| 1968 | -0.11 | +2.26 pp |
| 1967 | -2.37 | −1.34 pp |
| 1966 | -1.03 | +2.92 pp |
| 1965 | -3.95 | −2.61 pp |
| 1964 | -1.35 | −3.14 pp |
| 1963 | 1.79 | −2.59 pp |
| 1962 | 4.38 | +1.45 pp |
| 1961 | 2.93 | +2.37 pp |
| 1960 | 0.56 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Lesotho
-0.15
South Africa
-0.42
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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