Country profile
South Africa
FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for South Africa. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.
Currency
ZAR
Symbol R
Inflation
3.08%
OECD · Jan 2025
+0.2 pp vs previous period
Policy rate
6.75%
Central bank policy interest rate · BIS · Apr 2026
-0.25 pp last changed Nov 2025
Population
64M
World Bank · Dec 2024
+1.26% vs previous period
Exchange rates
ZAR against major currencies
1 ZAR in USD
16.612433
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.17% vs previous period
1 ZAR in EUR
19.2671
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.25% vs previous period
1 ZAR in GBP
22.258665
Frankfurter · 21 May 2026
-0.18% vs previous period
Time series
Inflation and policy-rate history
Macro indicators
Latest available country signals
GDP per capita PPP
current international dollars
15,456
+1.69% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
GDP per capita
current US dollars
6,267
+3.86% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
Population
people
64M
+1.26% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
PPP factor
local currency unit per international dollar
7.43
+1.46% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
OECD CPI
annual percent
Stale3.08%
+0.2 pp vs previous period
Jan 2025
OECD
Policy rate
percent per year
6.75%
-0.25 pp last changed Nov 2025
Apr 2026
Bank for International Settlements
Sources
FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.