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South Africa

77 indicators · 1653–2031 · 35,478 observations

Key series

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National accounts and activity

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Final consumptionconsAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Final consumption (% of GDP)cons_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Final consumption (USD)cons_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
GDP deflatordeflatorAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Gross fixed capital formationfinvAnnual · also Quarterly1910–2027118
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)finv_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2027117
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)finv_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1910–2027118
Government consumptiongconsAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Government consumption (% of GDP)gcons_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Government consumption (USD)gcons_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Household consumptionhconsAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Household consumption (% of GDP)hcons_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Household consumption (USD)hcons_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1946–202782
Gross capital formationinvAnnual · also Quarterly1910–2031122
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)inv_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Gross capital formation (USD)inv_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1910–2031122
Nominal GDPnGDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Nominal GDP (USD)nGDP_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Real GDPrGDPAnnual · also Quarterly1804–2031201
Real GDP (USD)rGDP_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1850–2031182
Real GDP per capitarGDP_pcAnnual1804–2031201
Real GDP per capita (USD)rGDP_pc_USDAnnual1850–2031182

Prices

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Consumer price indexCPIAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1653–2031379
House price indexHPIQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 1966–Q2 2026242
Inflation rateinflAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1653–2031379
Real house price indexrHPIQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 1966–Q2 2026242

Money, interest rates and exchange rates

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Money supply (M0)M0Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1876–2025150
Money supply (M1)M1Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1948–202578
Money supply (M2)M2Annual · also Quarterly, Monthly1948–202578
Money supply (M3)M3Quarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1965–Q2 2026246
Real effective exchange rateREERAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1960–202768
US dollar exchange rateUSDfxAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1900–2031132
Central bank policy ratecbrateAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1930–202798
Long-term interest rateltrateAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1879–2027123
Short-term interest ratestrateAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1925–2027103

Government finance

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Central government debtcgovdebtAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2025115
Central government debt (% of GDP)cgovdebt_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2025161
Central government deficitcgovdefAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2025115
Central government deficit (% of GDP)cgovdef_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2025115
Central government expenditurecgovexpAnnual1911–2025115
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)cgovexp_GDPAnnual1911–2025115
Central government revenuecgovrevAnnual1911–2025115
Central government revenue (% of GDP)cgovrev_GDPAnnual1911–2025115
Central government tax revenuecgovtaxAnnual1972–202554
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)cgovtax_GDPAnnual1972–202554
General government debtgen_govdebtAnnual1913–2031119
General government debt (% of GDP)gen_govdebt_GDPAnnual1913–2031119
General government deficitgen_govdefAnnual1913–2031119
General government deficit (% of GDP)gen_govdef_GDPAnnual1913–2031119
General government expendituregen_govexpAnnual1913–2031119
General government expenditure (% of GDP)gen_govexp_GDPAnnual1913–2031119
General government revenuegen_govrevAnnual1913–2031119
General government revenue (% of GDP)gen_govrev_GDPAnnual1913–2031119
General government tax revenuegen_govtaxAnnual1977–202448
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)gen_govtax_GDPAnnual1977–202448
Combined government debtgovdebtAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Combined government debt (% of GDP)govdebt_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2031167
Combined government deficitgovdefAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Combined government deficit (% of GDP)govdef_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Combined government expendituregovexpAnnual1911–2031121
Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)govexp_GDPAnnual1911–2031121
Combined government revenuegovrevAnnual1911–2031121
Combined government revenue (% of GDP)govrev_GDPAnnual1911–2031121
Combined government tax revenuegovtaxAnnual1972–202554
Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)govtax_GDPAnnual1972–202554

External sector

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Current accountCAAnnual · also Quarterly1923–2031105
Current account (% of GDP)CA_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1923–2031105
Current account (USD)CA_USDAnnual · also Quarterly1948–203184
ExportsexportsAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1826–2031206
Exports (% of GDP)exports_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Exports (USD)exports_USDAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1900–2031132
ImportsimportsAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1826–2031206
Imports (% of GDP)imports_GDPAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2031121
Imports (USD)imports_USDAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1900–2031132

Labour and population

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
PopulationpopAnnual1700–2031233
Unemployment rateunempAnnual · also Quarterly, Monthly1980–203152

Other

IndicatorFrequencyCoverageObservations
Monetary baseMBQuarterly · also Annual, MonthlyQ1 1965–Q2 2026246
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