Economic Indicators for South Africa


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Current account balance-1.63-0.465.29-5.59Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index194.84183.68194.843.24
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.077.0418.65-0.69Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.508.7922.337.04%
Interest rates6.673.8512.69-11.01Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt76.2473.8176.2432.40% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )101.30101.95101.9598.51
Human Capital Index0.430.420.430.41Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered434,024.00472,324.00490,487.00178,811.00Number
Time required to start a business40.0040.0056.0040.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse155.00155.00155.00153.00Days
Armed forces Personnel89,000.0090,000.00277,900.0055,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services32.7533.3733.3718.96Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services32.4331.4133.7215.37Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP37840545841USD Billions
GDP Growth0.601.916.62-5.96Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.282.353.022.28Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.810.800.810.54Per 1,000 people
Labor force27,136,540.0026,169,439.0027,136,540.0016,498,028.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education15.1416.5517.643.41Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.342.375.302.26Total
Population61606126Thousands