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Current account balance (% of GDP) — South Africa: -0.4228 (2025)

World Bank indicator reports South Africa's current account balance as -0.4228% of GDP for 2025. The dataset was updated 2026-07-13.

Categories: economy-and-trade

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
4/10
Global importance
4/10
Impact magnitude
2/10
Positivity
4/10
Urgency
1/10

Why it matters

A negative value indicates a current-account deficit for South Africa in 2025.

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