South Africa — Current account (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1923–2031 · 105 observations
About this series
The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For South Africa, the current account reading stood at −0.46% of GDP in 2025. Against −0.65% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.19 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −0.74% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1923–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2011–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.82 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -1.81 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.75 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -1.56 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -1.39 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -0.88 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -0.46 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -0.65 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -1.09 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.32 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 3.73 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 1.97 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.93 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.37 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.68 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.34 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -4.81 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -5.33 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.69 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2011, are on the chart — hover to read them.