South Africa current account
South Africa current account closed down -18071 as of September 30, 2022 from -106544 from the previous month and -188132 from last year.
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South Africa current account
| Date | Values |
|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | -18071 |
| 2022-06-30 | -106544 |
| 2022-03-31 | 156742 |
| 2021-12-31 | 132056 |
| 2021-09-30 | 214367 |
| 2021-06-30 | 295546 |
| 2021-03-31 | 272585 |
| 2020-12-31 | 186244 |
| 2020-09-30 | 287777 |
| 2020-06-30 | -103587 |
| 2020-03-31 | 63440 |
| 2019-12-31 | -68069 |
| 2019-09-30 | -188132 |
| 2019-06-30 | -206820 |
| 2019-03-31 | -149684 |
| 2018-12-31 | -110158 |
| 2018-09-30 | -180404 |
| 2018-06-30 | -183293 |
| 2018-03-31 | -217992 |
| 2017-12-31 | -128124 |
South Africa Current account Statistics
Click here to explore the methodology used for estimating the South Africa current account signals presented in the statistics table below.| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current account | za.currentaccount | -18071 | -106544 | -83.04 | -90.39 | Down | UP | 85 | 2022-12-05 |
South Africa Financial Markets
| Market | Symbol | Last | Mom | Trend | Exh | RSI | 1D% | 1W% | 1M% | 1Y% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE/JSE Top 40 | JTOPI | 69675.7 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 72.96 | 1.84 | 4.28 | 4.74 | 6.99 |
| South Africa ETF | EZA | 43.02 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 53 | -0.99 | -2.56 | -0.62 | -2.93 |
| South African Rand US Dollar (ZAR/USD) | ZARUSD | 17.2456 | -50 | -25 | 0 | 45.99 | -0.54 | 1.47 | -0.4 | 11.16 |
| South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield | ZA.10Y | 10.29 | -50 | -50 | 0 | 43.25 | -2.09 | 0.34 | -0.53 | 11.6 |
| South Africa 5-Year Bond Yield | ZA.5Y | 8.955 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.90596 | 42.0716 | 0.00336 | -0.01159 | -0.02451 | 0.12712 |
| South Africa 2-Year Bond Yield | SA.2Y | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa Yield Curve | SA.YC | 3.325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa Credit Default Swaps | CDS.South-Africa | 295.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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South Africa Macroeconomic Indicators
| Indicator | Symbol | Actual | Previous | M/M% | Y/Y% | Trend | Slope | ZS5Y | Update |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| balance of trade | za.balanceoftrade | 19700 | 6205 | 217 | -10 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 61 | 2022-09-30 |
| bank lending rate | za.banks.lendingrate | 9.75 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2022-09-30 |
| banks balance sheet | za.banks.bs | 7280600 | 7316140 | -0.49 | 7.35 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| business confidence | za.bizconfidence | 38 | 39 | -2.56 | 46.15 | UP | UP | 45 | 2022-11-23 |
| capacity utilization | za.caputilization | 78.8 | 77.6 | 1.55 | -3.55 | UP | Down | 20 | 2022-12-21 |
| car registrations | za.carregistrations | 28793 | 32859 | -12.37 | 15.41 | Down | UP | 50 | 2022-12-21 |
| central bank balance sheet | za.cb.assets | 1094320 | 1078700 | 1.45 | 6.78 | UP | UP | 96.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| composite pmi | za.comppmi | 50.2 | 50.6 | -0.79 | 3.72 | Down | UP | 56.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| consumer confidence | za.consconfidence | -8 | -20 | -60 | 14.29 | UP | Down | 31.67 | 2022-12-05 |
| consumer price index cpi | za.cpi | 106.8 | 106.5 | 0.28 | 8.43 | UP | UP | 36.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| core inflation rate | za.coreinflationrate | 4.7 | 4.4 | 7 | 52 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98 | 2022-09-30 |
| current account | za.currentaccount | -18071 | -106544 | -83.04 | -90.39 | Down | UP | 85 | 2022-12-05 |
| current account to gdp | za.currentaccountgdp | 3.7 | 2 | 85 | -193 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| deposit interest rate | za.depositrate | 5.19 | 5.33 | -3 | 0 | -100.0 | -100.0 | 0 | 2022-08-31 |
| exports | za.exports | 191562 | 175373 | 9 | 22 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87 | 2022-09-30 |
| external debt | za.externaldebt | 157915 | 169320 | -6.74 | -11.12 | Down | Down | 70 | 2022-12-21 |
| fiscal expenditure | za.fiscalexp | 129796 | 152454 | -14.86 | 7.13 | Down | UP | 33.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign direct investment | za.fdi | 11859 | 26229 | -54.79 | -34.57 | Down | Down | 50 | 2022-12-21 |
| foreign exchange reserves | za.fxreserves | 60570 | 59877 | 1.16 | 5.18 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| gdp | za.gdp | 419.02 | 337.62 | 24.11 | 11.63 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| Real GDP | za.realgdp | 4637910 | 4565500 | 1.59 | 47.12 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-05 |
| gdp growth | za.gdpgrowth | 1.6 | -0.7 | -328.57 | -300 | UP | UP | 49.17 | 2022-12-05 |
| gdp growth annual | za.gdpgrowthan | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1950 | -4200 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-12-05 |
| gold reserves | za.goldres | 125.35 | 125.35 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42 | 2021-03-31 |
| government budget | za.govbudget | -5.7 | -10 | -43 | -10 | -100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| Government budget | za.govbudgetvalue | -20839 | -46700 | -55.38 | 86.65 | UP | Down | 53.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt | za.govdebt | 71863 | 78749 | -8.74 | 1.45 | Down | UP | 83.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| government debt to gdp | za.govdebtgdp | 69.9 | 70.7 | -1 | 123 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2021-01-31 |
| government revenues | za.govrev | 108957 | 105755 | 3.03 | -0.94 | Down | Down | 53.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| housing index | za.housingindex | 544.475 | 539.711 | 1 | 9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94 | 2016-11-30 |
| imports | za.imports | 171863 | 168193 | 2 | 27 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 81 | 2022-09-30 |
| industrial production | za.indproduction | -1.1 | 1 | -210 | 1000 | Down | Down | 40.83 | 2022-12-21 |
| industrial production mom | za.indproductionmm | 2 | -6.2 | -132.26 | -66.67 | UP | Down | 71.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| inflation cpi | za.inflationcpi | 7.4 | 7.6 | -2.63 | 37.04 | UP | UP | 92.5 | 2022-12-21 |
| interbank rate | za.interbankrate | 6.62 | 6.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-11-15 |
| interest rate | za.interestrate | 6.25 | 6.25 | 0 | 79 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99 | 2022-10-31 |
| loans to private sector | za.loanprivate | 4428950 | 4408960 | 0.45 | 7.97 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| South Africa | za.manpmi | 52.6 | 50 | 5.2 | -8.36 | Down | Down | 80 | 2022-12-01 |
| money supply m0 | za.msm0 | 363350 | 363585 | -0.06 | 14.05 | UP | UP | 98.33 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m1 | za.msm1 | 2483660 | 2441370 | 1.73 | 5.49 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m2 | za.msm2 | 3909720 | 3858600 | 1.32 | 6.85 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| money supply m3 | za.msm3 | 4745920 | 4679780 | 1.41 | 9.08 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| Producer Price Index | za.producerprices | 125.8 | 125.2 | 0.48 | 16.59 | UP | UP | 100 | 2022-12-21 |
| PPI Index | za.producerpricesch | 13.5 | 15 | -10 | 25 | Down | UP | 88.33 | 2023-01-25 |
| retail sales MoM | za.retailsales | 1.1 | 0.3 | 266.67 | 83.33 | UP | UP | 63.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| retail sales | za.retailsalesan | 0.4 | -0.7 | -157.14 | -78.95 | Down | Down | 33.33 | 2023-01-21 |
| total vehicle sales | za.vehiclesales | 41780 | 49410 | -15.44 | 16.24 | Down | UP | 51.67 | 2022-12-21 |
| unemployment rate | za.unemploymentrate | 32.9 | 33.9 | -2.95 | 13.45 | UP | UP | 93.33 | 2022-12-01 |
| youth unemployment rate | za.ytunemploymentrate | 59.6 | 61.4 | -2.93 | 2.41 | Down | UP | 0 | 2022-12-01 |
| Lending Rate | za.lendingrate | 9.75 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100 | 2022-09-30 |
South Africa current account analysis
South-africa’s current account is comprised of South-africa’s exports minus imports, net income from abroad and net current transfers. South-africa’s finances are reflected in a simple income statement of revenue and expenses and a simple balance sheet of assets and liabilities. When South-africa’s revenue, from what one sells, is greater than one’s expenditure, there is positive net income, which leads to one’s assets to rise relative to one’s liabilities (most importantly debt, which raises one’s net savings. Exports are the main revenue source for countries. Net income is export earnings minus import spending (balance of goods and services) that makes the net income of a country that comes from trading with foreigners. If one buys more than one sells, he has to finance the difference by some mix of drawing down one’s savings and/or borrowing. one can think of a country’s savings as its foreign-exchange reserves. When the country has a current account deficit it is financed by its exchange rate reserves or increasing debt. The financing is calculated by the country’s capital account. Explore MacroVar financial knowledge base structured by professional fund managers and economists.
South Africa current account trend
South Africa current account trend is in an uptrend when the last value is higher than its twelve-month moving average and its twelve-month moving average slope is positive (last twelve-month moving average is higher than the previous month twelve-month moving average) and vice-versa. MacroVar calculates the number of months the South Africa current account has recorded new highs or lows. South Africa current account trend change is assumed when the specific indicator has recorded a 3-month high / low or more.
South Africa current account momentum
South Africa current account momentum is monitored by calculating its long-term year over year (Y/Y) return and its short-term month on month (M/M) return.