Financial Sector in South Africa 54 indicators covering financial sector for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net migration 146,370 2025 down 77.2% 9th Total reserves in months of imports 6.22 2025 up 31.8% 46th Net domestic credit 6.17 trillion current LCU 2025 up 101.5% 51st Domestic credit to private sector by banks 59.2% 2025 down 5.3% 54th Net foreign assets 1.43 trillion current LCU 2025 up 73.2% 51st Claims on central government, etc. 6.3% 2025 down 54.7% 119th Monetary Sector credit to private sector 59.2% 2025 down 5.3% 52nd Domestic credit to private sector 89.4% 2024 down 30.6% 28th Broad money 76.9% 2025 up 14.2% 51st Official exchange rate 17.89 LCU per US$, period average 2025 up 40.2% 98th Claims on private sector 5.5% 2025 down 30.1% 82nd Broad money 5.87 trillion current LCU 2025 up 97.4% 50th Broad money growth 8.2% 2025 down 20.8% 102nd Claims on central government 3.0% 2025 up 188.8% 78th GDP deflator: linked series 162.02 base year varies by country 2025 up 62.0% 68th Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series 2.8% 2025 down 49.7% 129th Broad money to total reserves ratio 4.32 2025 down 15.1% 50th Total reserves 37.2% 2024 up 13.1% 54th Interest rate spread 3.3% 2025 up 0.1% 97th Deposit interest rate 7.4% 2025 up 20.6% 30th Consumer price index 209.92 2010 = 100 2025 up 61.1% 53rd Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 6.1% 2025 up 93.5% 130th Lending interest rate 10.7% 2025 up 13.5% 58th Real interest rate 7.7% 2025 up 109.5% 41st Listed domestic companies, total 212 2025 down 32.9% 32nd Commercial bank branches 7.98 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 24.0% 119th Stocks traded, total value 66.5% 2025 down 1.4% 13th Stocks traded, total value 284.15 billion current US$ 2025 up 21.4% 21st Automated teller machines (ATMs) 45.96 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 27.6% 84th Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 25.8% 2024 down 2.0% 36th Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 1.40 trillion current US$ 2025 up 90.0% 14th Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 327.2% 2025 up 54.2% 2nd Real effective exchange rate index 73.68 2010 = 100 2025 down 1.9% 93rd Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 8.5% 2025 down 28.6% 49th Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans 4.5% 2024 up 39.8% 49th International migrant stock 4.1% 2024 down 26.8% 122nd International migrant stock, total 2.63 million 2024 down 16.8% 29th Bank capital to assets ratio 7.8% 2024 up 9.0% 99th Risk premium on lending 3.5% 2025 up 4.5% 47th Portfolio investment, bonds (PPG + PNG) 6.14 billion NFL, current US$ 2024 up 59.3% 4th S&P Global Equity Indices -7.2% 2022 down 145.4% 27th Domestic credit provided by financial sector 123.4% 2024 down 20.9% 11th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 81.1% 2024 up 15.4% 55th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 85.8% 2024 up 11.4% 49th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 66.6% 2024 up 24.5% 55th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 81.3% 2024 up 15.7% 56th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 81.0% 2024 up 15.1% 51st Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 63.7% 2024 up 5.0% 51st Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 85.7% 2024 up 16.0% 55th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 84.8% 2024 up 6.6% 55th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a mobile-money-se 74.2% 2024 up 31.7% 53rd Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 96.4% 2024 down 30.7% 10th Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 4.6% 2023 down 60.5% 28th Average transaction cost of sending remittances from a specific countr 3.7% 2023 down 75.4% 20th