South Africa geopolitical profile
National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from South Africa. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
4Cooperative189Mixed1Competitive
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Global context
2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$6.6K
2015 $6.1K → 2025 $6.6KGDP growth1.1%
2015 1.3% → 2025 1.1%Inflation3.2%
2015 4.5% → 2025 3.2%Population64.7M
2015 56.7M → 2025 64.7MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from South Africa
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
NigeriaZAF → NGA+24Cooperative79%Broad sourced evidenceChinaZAF → CHN+22Cooperative76%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueZAF → MOZ+12Cooperative60%Broad sourced evidenceGermanyZAF → DEU+11Cooperative71%Broad sourced evidenceBotswanaZAF → BWA+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceEgyptZAF → EGY+9Mixed60%Documented bilateral evidenceEswatiniZAF → SWZ+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceEthiopiaZAF → ETH+9Mixed60%Documented bilateral evidenceLesothoZAF → LSO+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMadagascarZAF → MDG+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMalawiZAF → MWI+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMauritiusZAF → MUS+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceNamibiaZAF → NAM+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceSeychellesZAF → SYC+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceTanzaniaZAF → TZA+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceZambiaZAF → ZMB+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceZimbabweZAF → ZWE+9Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceIndiaZAF → IND+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceJapanZAF → JPN+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoroccoZAF → MAR+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited Arab EmiratesZAF → ARE+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaZAF → DZA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaZAF → AGO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAntigua and BarbudaZAF → ATG+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBahamasZAF → BHS+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshZAF → BGD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBarbadosZAF → BRB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBelizeZAF → BLZ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBeninZAF → BEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBrazilZAF → BRA+6Mixed60%Documented bilateral evidenceBruneiZAF → BRN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBurkina FasoZAF → BFA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBurundiZAF → BDI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCape VerdeZAF → CPV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCentral African RepublicZAF → CAF+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceChadZAF → TCD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosZAF → COM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCyprusZAF → CYP+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceDjiboutiZAF → DJI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDominicaZAF → DMA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDR CongoZAF → COD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEquatorial GuineaZAF → GNQ+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEritreaZAF → ERI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonZAF → GAB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaZAF → GMB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaZAF → GHA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGrenadaZAF → GRD+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaZAF → GIN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuinea-BissauZAF → GNB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaZAF → GUY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiZAF → HTI+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIvory CoastZAF → CIV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceJamaicaZAF → JAM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaZAF → KEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLiberiaZAF → LBR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLibyaZAF → LBY+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaZAF → MYS+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesZAF → MDV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaZAF → MLT+6Mixed60%Broad sourced evidenceMauritaniaZAF → MRT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNigerZAF → NER+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePakistanZAF → PAK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRepublic of the CongoZAF → COG+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRwandaZAF → RWA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Kitts and NevisZAF → KNA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint LuciaZAF → LCA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesZAF → VCT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeZAF → STP+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalZAF → SEN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneZAF → SLE+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSingaporeZAF → SGP+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSolomon IslandsZAF → SLB+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaZAF → SOM+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaZAF → LKA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSudanZAF → SDN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTogoZAF → TGO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTrinidad and TobagoZAF → TTO+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTunisiaZAF → TUN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaZAF → UGA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceVanuatuZAF → VUT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAfghanistanZAF → AFG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAustriaZAF → AUT+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAzerbaijanZAF → AZE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBahrainZAF → BHR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBelgiumZAF → BEL+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBhutanZAF → BTN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBoliviaZAF → BOL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBulgariaZAF → BGR+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCambodiaZAF → KHM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyChileZAF → CHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyColombiaZAF → COL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyCosta RicaZAF → CRI+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyCroatiaZAF → HRV+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCubaZAF → CUB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyDenmarkZAF → DNK+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDominican RepublicZAF → DOM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyEcuadorZAF → ECU+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyEl SalvadorZAF → SLV+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyEstoniaZAF → EST+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandZAF → FIN+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceZAF → GRC+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuatemalaZAF → GTM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyHondurasZAF → HND+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIcelandZAF → ISL+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIndonesiaZAF → IDN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIranZAF → IRN+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIraqZAF → IRQ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIrelandZAF → IRL+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceJordanZAF → JOR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyKazakhstanZAF → KAZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitZAF → KWT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyKyrgyzstanZAF → KGZ+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLaosZAF → LAO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLatviaZAF → LVA+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLebanonZAF → LBN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinZAF → LIE+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceLuxembourgZAF → LUX+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMexicoZAF → MEX+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMongoliaZAF → MNG+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMyanmarZAF → MMR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNepalZAF → NPL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNetherlandsZAF → NLD+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNorwayZAF → NOR+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceOmanZAF → OMN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPeruZAF → PER+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPhilippinesZAF → PHL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPolandZAF → POL+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalZAF → PRT+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceQatarZAF → QAT+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySaudi ArabiaZAF → SAU+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySlovakiaZAF → SVK+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSloveniaZAF → SVN+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameZAF → SUR+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySwedenZAF → SWE+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSwitzerlandZAF → CHE+5Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceTajikistanZAF → TJK+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyThailandZAF → THA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTimor-LesteZAF → TLS+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTurkmenistanZAF → TKM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited KingdomZAF → GBR+5Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUruguayZAF → URY+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUzbekistanZAF → UZB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyVenezuelaZAF → VEN+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyVietnamZAF → VNM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyYemenZAF → YEM+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAustraliaZAF → AUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonZAF → CMR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceFijiZAF → FJI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKiribatiZAF → KIR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaliZAF → MLI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNew ZealandZAF → NZL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePalauZAF → PLW+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePapua New GuineaZAF → PNG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRussiaZAF → RUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSamoaZAF → WSM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth SudanZAF → SSD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTongaZAF → TON+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTuvaluZAF → TUV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAlbaniaZAF → ALB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAndorraZAF → AND+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyArmeniaZAF → ARM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusZAF → BLR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaZAF → BIH+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyCanadaZAF → CAN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaZAF → CZE+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGeorgiaZAF → GEO+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyHungaryZAF → HUN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceItalyZAF → ITA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLithuaniaZAF → LTU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMarshall IslandsZAF → MHL+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMicronesiaZAF → FSM+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoldovaZAF → MDA+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoZAF → MCO+2Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMontenegroZAF → MNE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruZAF → NRU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNicaraguaZAF → NIC+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth KoreaZAF → PRK+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth MacedoniaZAF → MKD+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyPalestineZAF → PSE+2Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaZAF → PAN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyParaguayZAF → PRY+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyRomaniaZAF → ROU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSan MarinoZAF → SMR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySerbiaZAF → SRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySouth KoreaZAF → KOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySpainZAF → ESP+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySyriaZAF → SYR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeZAF → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyVatican CityZAF → VAT+2Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaZAF → ARG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyFranceZAF → FRA0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUkraineZAF → UKR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyUnited StatesZAF → USA-5Mixed82%Broad sourced evidenceIsraelZAF → ISR-11Competitive76%Documented bilateral evidenceEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.