South Africa — Current account (USD)
millions of USD · Annual · 1948–2031 · 84 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 reports the amount in millions of US dollars.
The current account reading for South Africa was −1.81B USD in 2025. The previous reading was −2.58B USD in 2024; the period change was +772.57M USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −0.46% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1948–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2015–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -10.53B USD |
| 2030 | -10.04B USD |
| 2029 | -9.31B USD |
| 2028 | -8.01B USD |
| 2027 | -6.89B USD |
12 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2026 | -4.25B USD |
| 2025 | -1.81B USD |
| 2024 | -2.58B USD |
| 2023 | -4.21B USD |
| 2022 | -1.21B USD |
| 2021 | 15.84B USD |
| 2020 | 6.77B USD |
| 2019 | -10.20B USD |
| 2018 | -12.16B USD |
| 2017 | -9.06B USD |
| 2016 | -8.52B USD |
| 2015 | -14.94B USD |