South Africa (2024)
27.3
USD millions
-66.4% YoY
YoY Change
-66.4%
USD millions
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data

Data

South Africa Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2024) — source data. OECD.
Year USD millions YoY Change
2024 27.3 -66.4%
2023 81.3 +20.9%
2022 67.3 +65.7%
2021 40.6 -62.9%
2020 109.4 -77.4%
2019 484.5 +113.7%
2018 226.7 -67.4%
2017 695.6 +436.7%
2016 129.6 +47.0%
2015 88.2 -63.4%
2014 240.8 +49.6%
2013 161 +48.8%
2012 108.2 +8.2%
2011 100 +21.6%
2010 82.2 +148.8%
2009 33 -68.0%
2008 103.1 +42.5%
2007 72.4 n/a

About this Dataset

South Africa recorded 27.3 USD millions in 2024. The latest change was -66.4%. Across 2007–2024 the series ranges from 27.3 in 2024 to 695.6 in 2017.

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in South Africa from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability.

Data sourced from OECD via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in South Africa from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2024 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 695.6 USD millions in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.3 in 2024. The latest reading of 27.3 in 2024 represents a change of -66.4%.