South Africa (2025)
-1,718,192,434.4
USD (current)
-2,695,825,066.7 YoY
YoY Change
-2,695,825,066.7
USD (current)
Trend
down
Series length
41
years of data

Data

South Africa Portfolio Investment Net (Current USD) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year USD (current) YoY Change
2025 -1,718,192,434.4 -2,695,825,066.7
2024 977,632,632.3 -5,653,079,581.9
2023 6,630,712,214.2 +2,442,291,806.3
2022 4,188,420,407.9 -50,491,390,970.8
2021 54,679,811,378.7 +47,930,878,617.6
2020 6,748,932,761.1 +15,667,148,557.9
2019 -8,918,215,796.8 -5,121,583,950.1
2018 -3,796,631,846.7 +12,666,859,100
2017 -16,463,490,946.7 -90,975,558
2016 -16,372,515,388.7 -6,091,815,691.7
2015 -10,280,699,697 +3,297,612,195
2014 -13,578,311,892 -2,564,037,561.8
2013 -11,014,274,330.2 +2,505,767,270.7
2012 -13,520,041,600.9 -5,794,727,874
2011 -7,725,313,726.9 +2,047,587,695
2010 -9,772,901,421.9 +1,849,060,186.8
2009 -11,621,961,608.7 -25,924,617,408.4
2008 14,302,655,799.7 +24,545,078,437.3
2007 -10,242,422,637.6 +9,384,982,592.7
2006 -19,627,405,230.3 -14,820,051,387.4

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded -1,718,192,434.4 USD (current) in 2025. The latest change was -2,695,825,066.7. Across 1985–2025 the series ranges from -19,627,405,230.3 in 2006 to 54,679,811,378.7 in 2021.

This page tracks net portfolio investment flows (bonds + equities) in South Africa from 1990 to present. Portfolio flows are faster-moving capital than FDI and reflect changes in international investor appetite for South Africa assets.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks net portfolio investment flows (bonds + equities) in South Africa from 1990 to present. Portfolio flows are faster-moving capital than FDI and reflect changes in international investor appetite for South Africa assets. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1985–2025 (41 observations).

The series peaked at 54,679,811,378.7 USD (current) in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of -19,627,405,230.3 in 2006. The latest reading of -1,718,192,434.4 in 2025 represents a change of -2,695,825,066.7.