South Africa

Republic of South Africa is the official name of South Africa, in Southern Africa. The capital is Pretoria. The currency is the Rand (ZAR).

South Africa is listed here in African Union, SADC and SACU. A bloc is left off when membership is in doubt.

Cargo is recorded through Durban, Cape Town, Gqeberha.

Population, output and inflation on this page are the latest World Bank values. Exports, imports and partners are UN Comtrade merchandise figures when the public preview published a row. The currency line uses the European Central Bank reference rate, or the official peg where the currency is fixed.

World Bank merchandise exports were $116.4 billion in 2025. Merchandise imports were $128.1 billion in 2025. These are goods totals, not a forecast. The product and partner tables, when shown, are the UN Comtrade breakdown of the same trade.