Mining, manufacturing, and utilities contributed 24.8% to South Africa’s gross value added (GVA) in 2023, followed by financial intermediation, real estate, and business activities (23.3%), and wholesale, retail trade, and hotels (14.0%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are forecast to grow by 5.7%, 5.7%, and 6.0%, respectively, in 2024.
Johannesburg and Cape Town generated 19.6% of the country’s GDP and were home to 17.7% of the country’s population in 2023, according to the analyst cities database.
The TOP40 Index has been on an upward trend. As of September 16, 2024, the index stood at 74,367.5, compared to 69,029.2 on September 16, 2023.
Johannesburg and Cape Town generated 19.6% of the country’s GDP and were home to 17.7% of the country’s population in 2023, according to the analyst cities database.
The TOP40 Index has been on an upward trend. As of September 16, 2024, the index stood at 74,367.5, compared to 69,029.2 on September 16, 2023.
Scope
- Macroeconomic Country Outlook Reports evaluate a country's investment potential through its political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) framework. This comprehensive analysis offers a holistic view of the economy, serving as a strategic tool to understand market dynamics, business potential, and operational direction. Each PESTLE factor is examined based on four parameters: current strengths, current challenges, future prospects, and future risks.
- These insights support strategic planning by highlighting opportunities and risks within the economy, helping businesses and investors make informed decisions. The report aims to provide a detailed understanding of the country's macroeconomic environment to facilitate effective decision-making and strategy development.
Reasons to Buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
Table of Contents
- Did You Know?
- Country Highlights
- Key Economic Updates
- Country Snapshot
- Political Landscape
- Economic Landscape
- Social Landscape
- Technological Landscape
- Legal Landscape
- Environmental Landscape
- Outlook
- Exhibit 1: South Africa’s performance in terms of its country risk analysis in comparison to Middle East and Africa and World averages
- Exhibit 2: Performance overview (score: 0-100)
- Exhibit 3: Broad categories and weights behind the index
- Exhibit 4: South Africa TOP40 Index, (September 2023 - September 2024)
- Exhibit 5: Key sectors’ contribution to the economy (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 6: FDI inflows, FDI outflows, FDI inward stock and FDI outward stock (2019-23)
- Exhibit 7: Greenfield FDI projects and net cross-border M&A sales (2019-23)
- Exhibit 8: Key infrastructure indicators
- Exhibit 9: Real GDP and household consumption growth rate (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 10: Real GDP growth rate comparison (2023)
- Exhibit 11: Volume of exports and imports growth (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 12: Current account balance (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 13: Top three commodity exports, % of total exports (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 14: Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals exports, % of world total (2023)
- Exhibit 15: Interest rates (September 2019 - September 2024)
- Exhibit 16: Exchange rate and inflation (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 17: General government deficit (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 18: General government debt (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 19: Unemployment rate (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 20: Average annual wages (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 21: Labor cost index (2019-26f)
- Exhibit 22: Rural/urban share of total population
- Exhibit 23: Age-group share of total population ( 2015, 2020, 2025f, 2030f)
- Exhibit 24: Gender split (2015, 2020, 2025f, 2030f)
- Exhibit 25: Internet users as a percentage of total population, mobile penetration rate and broadband penetration rate (2023)
- Exhibit 26: Number of patents granted per million population (2023)
- Exhibit 27: High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports (2022 or latest)
- Exhibit 28: Rule of Law (rankings), 2024
- Exhibit 29: Corruption Perceptions Index (rankings) (2023)
- Exhibit 30: Renewable energy capacity (2019-23)
- Exhibit 31: CO2e emissions (2019-23)
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Caperay
- African Bank
- Nedbank
- AEL
