Current account balance, % of GDP, seasonally adjusted, quarterly (OECD): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is -2.83% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · % of GDP · OECD.L.BOP.CA.GDP.SA.Q · ZAF
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- -2.83
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 1.39
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- -0.32
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Africa · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | -2.83 |
| 2026-Q1 | 1.39 |
| 2025-Q4 | 0.90 |
| 2025-Q3 | -0.65 |
| 2025-Q2 | -0.90 |
| 2025-Q1 | -1.39 |
| 2024-Q4 | -0.69 |
| 2024-Q3 | -0.76 |
| 2024-Q2 | -0.62 |
| 2024-Q1 | -0.83 |
| 2023-Q4 | -1.14 |
| 2023-Q3 | -0.03 |
| 2023-Q2 | -1.75 |
| 2023-Q1 | -1.81 |
| 2022-Q4 | -1.10 |
| 2022-Q3 | -0.20 |
| 2022-Q2 | -2.12 |
| 2022-Q1 | 1.43 |
| 2021-Q4 | 2.26 |
| 2021-Q3 | 4.32 |
| 2021-Q2 | 4.86 |
| 2021-Q1 | 3.58 |
| 2020-Q4 | 2.97 |
| 2020-Q3 | 5.25 |
| 2020-Q2 | -2.43 |
| 2020-Q1 | 0.30 |
| 2019-Q4 | -1.24 |
| 2019-Q3 | -2.65 |
| 2019-Q2 | -3.27 |
| 2019-Q1 | -3.27 |
| 2018-Q4 | -2.30 |
| 2018-Q3 | -2.66 |
| 2018-Q2 | -3.64 |
| 2018-Q1 | -3.98 |
| 2017-Q4 | -2.30 |
| 2017-Q3 | -2.11 |
| 2017-Q2 | -2.63 |
| 2017-Q1 | -2.50 |
| 2016-Q4 | -1.30 |
| 2016-Q3 | -2.68 |
| 2016-Q2 | -2.56 |
| 2016-Q1 | -4.33 |
| 2015-Q4 | -5.83 |
| 2015-Q3 | -4.29 |
| 2015-Q2 | -3.25 |
| 2015-Q1 | -4.06 |
| 2014-Q4 | -5.29 |
| 2014-Q3 | -3.99 |
| 2014-Q2 | -5.68 |
| 2014-Q1 | -4.67 |
| 2013-Q4 | -4.84 |
| 2013-Q3 | -5.66 |
| 2013-Q2 | -6.11 |
| 2013-Q1 | -4.92 |
| 2012-Q4 | -5.25 |
| 2012-Q3 | -4.77 |
| 2012-Q2 | -4.66 |
| 2012-Q1 | -4.04 |
| 2011-Q4 | -2.17 |
| 2011-Q3 | -2.33 |
| 2011-Q2 | -1.41 |
| 2011-Q1 | -1.82 |
| 2010-Q4 | 0.12 |
| 2010-Q3 | -1.48 |
| 2010-Q2 | -1.60 |
| 2010-Q1 | -2.78 |
| 2009-Q4 | -2.39 |
| 2009-Q3 | -1.18 |
| 2009-Q2 | -1.96 |
| 2009-Q1 | -4.17 |
| 2008-Q4 | -4.13 |
| 2008-Q3 | -5.19 |
| 2008-Q2 | -5.60 |
| 2008-Q1 | -5.26 |
| 2007-Q4 | -5.87 |
| 2007-Q3 | -5.55 |
| 2007-Q2 | -4.39 |
| 2007-Q1 | -3.88 |
| 2006-Q4 | -5.69 |
| 2006-Q3 | -3.07 |
| 2006-Q2 | -2.69 |
| 2006-Q1 | -4.61 |
| 2005-Q4 | -3.16 |
| 2005-Q3 | -3.31 |
| 2005-Q2 | -2.43 |
| 2005-Q1 | -2.30 |
| 2004-Q4 | -2.97 |
| 2004-Q3 | -3.05 |
| 2004-Q2 | -2.39 |
| 2004-Q1 | -1.30 |
| 2003-Q4 | -1.49 |
| 2003-Q3 | -0.27 |
| 2003-Q2 | -1.11 |
| 2003-Q1 | -0.16 |
| 2002-Q4 | 0.54 |
| 2002-Q3 | 0.62 |
| 2002-Q2 | 0.59 |
| 2002-Q1 | 1.60 |
| 2001-Q4 | 0.32 |
| 2001-Q3 | -0.70 |
| 2001-Q2 | 1.30 |
| 2001-Q1 | 0.21 |
| 2000-Q4 | 0.90 |
| 2000-Q3 | -1.24 |
| 2000-Q2 | 0.35 |
| 2000-Q1 | -0.32 |
Source: OECD. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.