South Africa

Republic of South Africa

ZA / ZAF Africa Africa

63.2M

Population

$400.3B

GDP

919

Payment BINs

Issuers

General Information

Capital Pretoria (administrative capital); Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)

Continent Africa

Region Africa

Subregion Africa

Currency rand (ZAR)

Languages isiZulu or Zulu (official) 25.3% isiXhosa or Xhosa (official) 14.8% Afrikaans (official) 12.2% Sepedi or Pedi (official) 10.1% Setswana or Tswana (official) 9.1% English (official) 8.1% Sesotho or Sotho (official) 7.9% Xitsonga or Tsonga (official) 3.6% siSwati or Swati (official) 2.8% Tshivenda or Venda (official) 2.5% isiNdebele or Ndebele (official) 1.6% other (includes South African sign language (official) and Khoi or Khoisan or Khoe languages) 2% (2018 est.)

Timezones UTC+2

Area 1,219,090 km²

Map Reference Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Borders Botswana Lesotho Mozambique Namibia Eswatini Zimbabwe

Demographics

Population (2023) 63,212,384

Density 51.9 per km²

Urban Population 68.8%

Median Age 30.4 years

Life Expectancy 71.9 years

Major Cities Johannesburg Cape Town Durban PRETORIA Port Elizabeth West Rand

Economy

GDP (2024) $400.3B

GDP Per Capita (2023) $5,976

Inflation (2024) 4.4%

Unemployment (2024) 33.2%

Public Debt 76.2% of GDP

Exchange Rate (2024) 18.329 to USD

Financial Markets

Stock Exchanges 18

Listed Equities 448

Dominant Currency ZAC

Primary Index Media Index (^J555.JO)

Card Brands (Top 5)

Card Types

Card Categories (Top 5)

Leading Issuers

#	Issuer	BINs
1	FIRSTRAND BANK, LTD.	136
2	ABSA GROUP, LTD.	104
3	NEDBANK, LTD.	91
4	STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA, LTD.	91
5	ABSA BANK, LTD.	86
6	DC SOUTH AFRICA	42
7	BIDVEST BANK, LTD.	31
8	CAPITEC BANK, LTD.	25
9	MERCANTILE BANK, LTD.	20
10	THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA, LTD.	19

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Top Stock Exchanges

#	Exchange	Listings	Code	Currency
1	Johannesburg Stock Exchange	260	JNB	ZAC
2	Frankfurt Stock Exchange	77	FRA	EUR
3	OTC Bulletin Board	68	PNK	USD
4	Stuttgart Stock Exchange	9	STU	EUR
5	London Stock Exchange (international)	8	LSE	GBP

Main Exports

1. gold

2. platinum

3. coal

4. cars

5. iron ore (2023)

Main Imports

1. refined petroleum

2. crude petroleum

3. gold

4. cars

5. broadcasting equipment (2023)