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
7%
Central bank policy interest rate · BIS · Jun 2026
+0.25 pp last changed May 2026
Population
64.7M
World Bank · Dec 2025
+1.16% vs previous period
Exchange rates
ZAR against major currencies
1 ZAR in USD
0.061109
Frankfurter · 11 Jul 2026
+0.05% vs previous period
1 ZAR in EUR
0.05345
Frankfurter · 11 Jul 2026
-0.01% vs previous period
1 ZAR in GBP
0.045627
Frankfurter · 11 Jul 2026
-0.07% 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
6,598
+5.27% vs previous period
Dec 2025
World Bank
Population
people
64.7M
+1.16% vs previous period
Dec 2025
World Bank
PPP factor
local currency unit per international dollar
7.42
-0.01% vs previous period
Dec 2025
World Bank
OECD CPI
annual percent
Stale3.08%
+0.2 pp vs previous period
Jan 2025
OECD
Policy rate
percent per year
7%
+0.25 pp last changed May 2026
Jun 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.