The South African Reserve Bank published the December 2025 Quarterly Bulletin (No. 318), releasing updated statistical tables intended for secondary school assignments and covering South Africa’s balance of payments and national accounts series. Annual balance of payments data are presented through 2024, showing a current account balance of -47,991 (ZAR million) in 2024 compared with -76,424 in 2023, alongside a financial account balance of 65,905 (ZAR million) in 2024; the bulletin notes that data for the previous four years are preliminary and subject to revision. National accounts tables include gross value added at basic prices of 6,625,579 (ZAR million) at current prices and 4,211,873 at constant 2015 prices for 2024, and household final consumption expenditure totalling 4,752,670 at current prices and 3,114,243 at constant 2015 prices, with quarterly real growth rates provided up to 2025 Q3.
South African Reserve Bank 2025-12-15
South African Reserve Bank publishes December 2025 Quarterly Bulletin tables on balance of payments and national accounts
The South African Reserve Bank's December 2025 Quarterly Bulletin includes updated statistical tables for secondary school assignments. It presents annual balance of payments data through 2024, with a current account balance of -47,991 ZAR million and a financial account balance of 65,905 ZAR million. National accounts tables cover gross value added and household final consumption expenditure, with quarterly real growth rates up to Q3 2025.