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Current account balance

South Africa — 22 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 $-1.234 billion (2003)
2005 $-2.48 billion (2004 est.)
2006 $-11.08 billion (2005 est.)
2007 $-16.28 billion (2006 est.)
2008 -$20.63 billion (2007 est.)
2009 -$20.98 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 177 -$20.78 billion (2007 est.)
2010 -$16.51 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 -$11.3 billion (2009 est.)
2011 -$9.987 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 -$11.33 billion (2009 est.)
2012 -$21.33 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 -$13.68 billion (2011 est.)
2013 $-24.07 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 184 $-13.68 billion (2011 est.)
2014 -$23.78 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 -$24.07 billion (2012 est.)
2015 -$19.06 billion (2014 est.) | -$20.45 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 182
2016 -$13.67 billion (2015 est.) | -$19.06 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 181
2017 $-9.624 billion (2016 est.) | $-13.94 billion (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 182
2018 -$8.584 billion (2017 est.) | -$8.237 billion (2016 est.)
2019 -$8.584 billion (2017 est.) | -$8.237 billion (2016 est.)
2020 -$10.626 billion (2019 est.) | -$13.31 billion (2018 est.)
2021 -$10.626 billion (2019 est.) -$13.31 billion (2018 est.)
2022 -$10.626 billion (2019 est.) -$13.31 billion (2018 est.)
2023 $15.569 billion (2021 est.) $6.788 billion (2020 est.) -$10.037 billion (2019 est.)
2024 -$6.16 billion (2023 est.) -$1.698 billion (2022 est.) $15.5 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
2025 -$2.384 billion (2024 est.) -$6.143 billion (2023 est.) -$1.878 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars