Private capital flows, total in South Africa
South Africa: Private capital flows, total was 2.1% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in South Africa, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private capital flows, total in South Africa is 2.1%, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 190.6% on the previous year and up 540.9% over ten years.
That places South Africa 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Private capital flows, total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | -9.9% | -3125.3% |
| 2007 | -2.6% | -73.5% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -463.8% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | -128.1% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -190.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.1% | -9.9% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -2.3% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,013 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 7.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 6,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 17.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 116,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in South Africa?
- Private capital flows, total in South Africa was 2.1% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.9% in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for private capital flows, total?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 540.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.