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Your guide to exporting from and investing in South Africa.
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Export from South Africa
What South Africa sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$115.8 billion
Source: UN Comtrade, South Africa exports by destination, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of October 2, 2026
Invest in South Africa
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$-2.31 billion
Source: UNCTADstat, foreign direct investment inflows, South Africa (opens in a new tab) · as of October 31, 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
18
Promote:South Africa is an independent guide by Promote:Global, not an official government portal. The organizations named here are independent public and membership bodies, not Promote:Global partners, and every link goes to their own site.
South Africa at a glance
PopulationEstimate
64.7 million
South Africa's population was 64,747,319 people in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, South Africa population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP
US$427.2 billion
GDP was US$427.18 billion in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, South Africa GDP, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per person
US$6,598
GDP per person was US$6,597.71 in current dollars in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, South Africa GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growth
1.1%
Real GDP growth was 1.1 percent in 2025, by the World Bank's figure.
Source: World Bank WDI, South Africa real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
4.5%
Annual consumer price inflation was 4.5 percent in September 2026, the rate Statistics South Africa reported on October 21, 2026.
Source: SAnews, Stats SA consumer price inflation, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of October 31, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.