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Current account to GDP in South Africa

Latest: -0.4%
Previous: -0.6%
Change: +0.22 (+34.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1967	-2.4%
Dec 31, 1968	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1969	-2.5%
Dec 31, 1970	-6.1%
Dec 31, 1971	-6.4%
Dec 31, 1972	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1973	-0.8%
Dec 31, 1974	-3.5%
Dec 31, 1975	-5.6%
Dec 31, 1976	-4.6%
Dec 31, 1977	0.5%
Dec 31, 1978	2.1%
Dec 31, 1979	4.7%
Dec 31, 1980	3.5%
Dec 31, 1981	-5.3%
Dec 31, 1982	-4.1%
Dec 31, 1983	-0.3%
Dec 31, 1984	-2.3%
Dec 31, 1985	3.5%
Dec 31, 1986	3.8%
Dec 31, 1987	5.3%
Dec 31, 1988	2.4%
Dec 31, 1989	1.4%
Dec 31, 1990	1.2%
Dec 31, 1991	1.0%
Dec 31, 1992	1.3%
Dec 31, 1993	1.9%
Dec 31, 1994	0.0%
Dec 31, 1995	-1.5%
Dec 31, 1996	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1997	-1.3%
Dec 31, 1998	-1.4%
Dec 31, 1999	-0.4%
Dec 31, 2000	-0.1%
Dec 31, 2001	0.3%
Dec 31, 2002	0.8%
Dec 31, 2003	-0.8%
Dec 31, 2004	-2.5%
Dec 31, 2005	-2.8%
Dec 31, 2006	-4.0%
Dec 31, 2007	-4.9%
Dec 31, 2008	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2009	-2.4%
Dec 31, 2010	-1.3%
Dec 31, 2011	-2.0%
Dec 31, 2012	-4.7%
Dec 31, 2013	-5.3%
Dec 31, 2014	-4.8%
Dec 31, 2015	-4.3%
Dec 31, 2016	-2.6%
Dec 31, 2017	-2.4%
Dec 31, 2018	-3.0%
Dec 31, 2019	-2.6%
Dec 31, 2020	2.0%
Dec 31, 2021	3.8%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.3%
Dec 31, 2023	-1.1%
Dec 31, 2024	-0.6%
Dec 31, 2025	-0.4%

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