South Africa: Current account, in dollars
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| South Africa |
Current account balance, billion USD |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 0.00 |
| Year | |
| Measure | billion U.S. dollars |
| Data availability | - |
| Average | 0.00 |
| Min - Max | 0.00 - 0.00 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from is billion U.S. dollars, unavailable from billion U.S. dollars in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from to is billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, billion U.S. dollars, was reached in while the maximum of billion U.S. dollars was recorded in .
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Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 113.80 | 2023 | percent |
| Trade openness | 61.70 | 2024 | percent |
| Financial openness | -1.248 | 2022 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 31.85 | 2024 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 127.48 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Growth of exports | -2.04 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 29.85 | 2024 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 119.49 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 0.61 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 2.33 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | -3,933.64 | 2024 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | -1.60 | 2023 | percent |
| Current Account, quarterly | -1.65 | 3/2025 | percent |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | 2.00 | 2024 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | 7.81 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 65.43 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 0.22 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 855.37 | 2024 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | 3,127.89 | 2023 | million USD |
| External debt | 44.15 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 25.47 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 67.56 | 2023 | percent |