Current Account Balance of South Africa
Updated on May 15, 2023.
According to the World Bank, the Current Account Balance of South Africa was US$ 15.57B in 2021, a difference of +8.78B US$ (a 129% increase) compared to 2020.
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1960-2021.
The World Bank defines Current Account Balance as "the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars" .
See also: GDP of South Africa.
Data Source: World Bank.
Current Account Balance of South Africa (US$)
Current Account Balance of South Africa
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Year | Current Account Balance (US$) |
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1960 | 48999980.42 |
1961 | 270199892.03 |
1962 | 429799828.25 |
1963 | 194599922.24 |
1964 | -160999935.66 |
1965 | -516599793.57 |
1966 | -146999941.26 |
1967 | -375199850.07 |
1968 | -19599992.17 |
1969 | -480199808.11 |
1970 | -1289399484.76 |
1971 | -1488132777.64 |
1972 | -192051956.96 |
1973 | -258394951.47 |
1974 | -1437709300.09 |
1975 | -2397131175.74 |
1976 | -1912449998.34 |
1977 | 239199999.79 |
1978 | 1099399999.04 |
1979 | 2965045476.42 |
1980 | 3161391216.19 |
1981 | -4978365548.89 |
1982 | -3525807428.48 |
1983 | -323223987.98 |
1984 | -1951775969.24 |
1985 | 2261355818.82 |
1986 | 2765954425.46 |
1987 | 5104704864.42 |
1988 | 2533618988.84 |
1989 | 1497993501.87 |
1990 | 1551571060.84 |
1991 | 1399119919.34 |
1992 | 1980166934.36 |
1993 | 2803148534.31 |
1994 | 29620519.26 |
1995 | -2493247873.03 |
1996 | -1678190241.83 |
1997 | -2227357021.25 |
1998 | -2199125544.60 |
1999 | -675246561.70 |
2000 | -190556634.77 |
2001 | 342639131.12 |
2002 | 1009383967.42 |
2003 | -1541574878.82 |
2004 | -6413747384.11 |
2005 | -8015417922.76 |
2006 | -12154724637.79 |
2007 | -16193848408.82 |
2008 | -16395139537.11 |
2009 | -7863255557.70 |
2010 | -5421631418.06 |
2011 | -9254146535.70 |
2012 | -20346176599.85 |
2013 | -21400789698.60 |
2014 | -18344938660.44 |
2015 | -14944186632.13 |
2016 | -8521994957.01 |
2017 | -9056996805.90 |
2018 | -12182565029.16 |
2019 | -10036956877.91 |
2020 | 6787840542.06 |
2021 | 15568709506.95 |