South Africa Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2024)
South Africa's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 27.3 USD millions in 2024, -66.4% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2024.
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
| 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%.