South Africa ZA

Currency: ZAR. Central bank: South African Reserve Bank. ZAR/USD: 0.0621 (yfinance).

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Macro regime

Six dimensions, scored from 0 to 10. Radar shows the overall shape; cards show trend and label per dimension.

Growth

3.8Stable

slowing

Inflation

6.3Stable

on target

Labor

0.0Stable

weak

Monetary

3.0Stable

restrictive

External

4.7Stable

balanced

Fiscal

3.2Stable

expansive

Key indicators

Cross-country comparable indicators with 5-year micro history. Latest bar in gold; missing indicators render with a baseline.

South Africa GDP YoY

1.10%

South Africa CPI YoY

4.98%

South Africa Unemployment

32.39%

South Africa 3M interbank (policy proxy)

7.11%

South Africa 10y government bond yield

8.70%

South Africa Current account % GDP

-0.50% PIL

South Africa Government debt % GDP

78.60% PIL

South Africa Fiscal balance % GDP

-5.80% PIL

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