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South Africa

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
Pretoria · Cape Town · Bloemfontein
Currency
ZAR
Time
SAST
Population64.7M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 427.2B2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation3.2%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment32.5%Q1 2026 · Statistics South Africa

Today in South Africa

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

POLICY

SARB policy rate held at 7.00%

The Monetary Policy Committee maintained the policy rate while assessing elevated inflation and weak growth.

South African Reserve Bank

Current month

South Africa at a glance.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth1.1%2025, annual
Inflation3.2%2025, annual
Unemployment32.5%Q1 2026
Industry value added24.1%2025, annual
Trade60.9%2025, annual

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 1.3222025: 1.115
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 25.1492025: 32.391
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

South African Reserve BankMonetary policy and financial-system authorityStatistics South AfricaNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Statistics South AfricaOfficial national statisticsSouth African Reserve BankOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics