Current account balance (South Africa): -1.2 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -2.2 % GDP |
| 2029 | -2.1 % GDP |
| 2028 | -2 % GDP |
| 2027 | -1.6 % GDP |
| 2026 | -1.4 % GDP |
| 2025 | -1.2 % GDP |
| 2024 | -0.6 % GDP |
| 2023 | -1.6 % GDP |
| 2022 | -0.5 % GDP |
| 2021 | 3.7 % GDP |
| 2020 | 2 % GDP |
| 2019 | -2.6 % GDP |
| 2018 | -2.9 % GDP |
| 2017 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 2016 | -2.7 % GDP |
| 2015 | -4.3 % GDP |
| 2014 | -4.8 % GDP |
| 2013 | -5.3 % GDP |
| 2012 | -4.7 % GDP |
| 2011 | -2 % GDP |
| 2010 | -1.3 % GDP |
| 2009 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 2008 | -5 % GDP |
| 2007 | -4.8 % GDP |
| 2006 | -4 % GDP |
| 2005 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2004 | -2.5 % GDP |
| 2003 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 2002 | 0.8 % GDP |
| 2001 | 0.2 % GDP |
| 2000 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 1999 | -0.4 % GDP |
| 1998 | -1.5 % GDP |
| 1997 | -1.3 % GDP |
| 1996 | -1 % GDP |
| 1995 | -1.5 % GDP |
| 1994 | 0 % GDP |
| 1993 | 1.9 % GDP |
| 1992 | 1.3 % GDP |
| 1991 | 1 % GDP |
| 1990 | 1.2 % GDP |
| 1989 | 1.4 % GDP |
| 1988 | 2.5 % GDP |
| 1987 | 5.3 % GDP |
| 1986 | 3.8 % GDP |
| 1985 | 3.6 % GDP |
| 1984 | -2.2 % GDP |
| 1983 | -0.4 % GDP |
| 1982 | -4 % GDP |
| 1981 | -5.5 % GDP |
| 1980 | 3.7 % GDP |