Relationships of South Africa

Relationships of South Africa with the rest of the world: indicative classification, national data and access to bilateral analyses.

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71 classified relationships · 123 with insufficient information. Lack of information does not mean neutrality.

Indicators for South Africa

Data with their period and source. Blank cells are not zero.

Indicator	Value and source
Nominal GDPCurrent USD	427.18 billion USD2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
GDP per capitaCurrent USD per person	6,597.71 USD2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
GDP growthAnnual real change (%)	1.11 %2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
Policy interest rateCentral bank instrument (%)
Inflation · annual averageAverage annual change in headline CPI (%)	3.21 %2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
Inflation · latest year-on-year figureHeadline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated	4.4 %2026-08 · Stats SAUrban headline CPI, not a complete national geographic index or core inflation.
Unemployment% of the labour force; definition used by the stated institution	32.39 %Estimate2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
Budget balanceGeneral government (% of GDP)	-5.8 %Estimate2025 · IMFIMF WEO general-government estimate. Retains the source’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.
Gross public debtGeneral government (% of GDP)	78.6 %Estimate2025 · IMFIMF WEO general-government estimate. Retains the source’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.
Current account balance% of GDP	-0.42 %2025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
PopulationPeople	64,747,3192025 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
AreaTotal area in km²; territorial coverage of the source	1,219,090 km²2023 · World BankOfficial World Bank series; observation period, not download date.
Military expenditureCurrent USD per year; SIPRI series
Military expenditure (% of GDP)Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition

Bilateral relationships

Country	Relationship	View
Afghanistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Albania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Germany	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Andorra	Insufficient information	View on the map
Angola	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Antigua & Barbuda	Insufficient information	View on the map
Saudi Arabia	Cooperation	View on the map
Algeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Argentina	Cooperation	View on the map
Armenia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Australia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Austria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Azerbaijan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bahamas	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bangladesh	Insufficient information	View on the map
Barbados	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bahrain	Insufficient information	View on the map
Belgium	Insufficient information	View on the map
Belize	Insufficient information	View on the map
Benin	Insufficient information	View on the map
Belarus	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bolivia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Insufficient information	View on the map
Botswana	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brazil	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brunei	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bulgaria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Burkina Faso	Insufficient information	View on the map
Burundi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bhutan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cape Verde	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cambodia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cameroon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Canada	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Qatar	Insufficient information	View on the map
Chad	Insufficient information	View on the map
Czechia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Chile	Insufficient information	View on the map
China	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cyprus	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vatican City	Insufficient information	View on the map
Colombia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Comoros	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Congo - Brazzaville	Insufficient information	View on the map
North Korea	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Korea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Costa Rica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Côte d’Ivoire	Insufficient information	View on the map
Croatia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cuba	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Denmark	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Dominica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ecuador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Egypt	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
El Salvador	Insufficient information	View on the map
United Arab Emirates	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eritrea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Slovakia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Slovenia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Spain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United States	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Estonia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Eswatini	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ethiopia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Philippines	Insufficient information	View on the map
Finland	Insufficient information	View on the map
Fiji	Insufficient information	View on the map
France	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gabon	Insufficient information	View on the map
Gambia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Georgia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ghana	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Grenada	Insufficient information	View on the map
Greece	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guatemala	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Equatorial Guinea	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guinea-Bissau	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Guyana	Insufficient information	View on the map
Haiti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Honduras	Insufficient information	View on the map
Hungary	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
India	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Indonesia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Iraq	Insufficient information	View on the map
Iran	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ireland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iceland	Insufficient information	View on the map
Marshall Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Solomon Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Israel	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Italy	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jamaica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Japan	Insufficient information	Read the relationship in detail
Jordan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kazakhstan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kenya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Kyrgyzstan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kiribati	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kuwait	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Laos	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lesotho	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Latvia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lebanon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liberia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Libya	Insufficient information	View on the map
Liechtenstein	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lithuania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Luxembourg	Insufficient information	View on the map
North Macedonia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Madagascar	Insufficient information	View on the map
Malaysia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malawi	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Maldives	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mali	Insufficient information	View on the map
Malta	Insufficient information	View on the map
Morocco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mauritius	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mexico	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Micronesia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Moldova	Insufficient information	View on the map
Monaco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mongolia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Montenegro	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mozambique	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Myanmar (Burma)	Insufficient information	View on the map
Namibia	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nauru	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nepal	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nicaragua	Insufficient information	View on the map
Niger	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nigeria	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Norway	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
New Zealand	Insufficient information	View on the map
Oman	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Netherlands	Cooperation	View on the map
Pakistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Palau	Insufficient information	View on the map
Palestine	Insufficient information	View on the map
Panama	Insufficient information	View on the map
Papua New Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Paraguay	Insufficient information	View on the map
Peru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Poland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Portugal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Kingdom	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Central African Republic	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Kinshasa	Insufficient information	View on the map
Dominican Republic	Insufficient information	View on the map
Rwanda	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Romania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Russia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Samoa	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Kitts & Nevis	Insufficient information	View on the map
San Marino	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Vincent & Grenadines	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Lucia	Insufficient information	View on the map
São Tomé & Príncipe	Insufficient information	View on the map
Senegal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Serbia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Seychelles	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sierra Leone	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Singapore	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Syria	Insufficient information	View on the map
Somalia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sri Lanka	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sudan	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Sudan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Sweden	Insufficient information	View on the map
Switzerland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Suriname	Insufficient information	View on the map
Thailand	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tanzania	Cooperation	View on the map
Tajikistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Timor-Leste	Insufficient information	View on the map
Togo	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tonga	Insufficient information	View on the map
Trinidad & Tobago	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tunisia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Turkmenistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Türkiye	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tuvalu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ukraine	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uganda	Insufficient information	View on the map
Uruguay	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uzbekistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vanuatu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Venezuela	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vietnam	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Yemen	Insufficient information	View on the map
Djibouti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Zambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Zimbabwe	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail