{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"za-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/za-vc-investment-total/","title":"South Africa Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2024)","description":"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.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","South Africa","2024"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Africa","temporal_coverage":"2007/2024","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"South Africa Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Africa"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Africa (2024)","value":"27.3","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-66.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-66.4%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Africa Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":72.38801680253613},{"period":"2008","value":103.13242554598752},{"period":"2009","value":33.04351745335462},{"period":"2010","value":82.19939284561727},{"period":"2011","value":99.98440835423828},{"period":"2012","value":108.16119281566608},{"period":"2013","value":160.99336852427004},{"period":"2014","value":240.78899244012405},{"period":"2015","value":88.17353198170159},{"period":"2016","value":129.6091388315439},{"period":"2017","value":695.5822672415662},{"period":"2018","value":226.69009131951148},{"period":"2019","value":484.48180385144417},{"period":"2020","value":109.36195846304133},{"period":"2021","value":40.599029999449456},{"period":"2022","value":67.25420971428267},{"period":"2023","value":81.2997370314478},{"period":"2024","value":27.279684757927075}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"-66.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"81.3","yoyChange":"+20.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"67.3","yoyChange":"+65.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"40.6","yoyChange":"-62.9%"},{"year":"2020","value":"109.4","yoyChange":"-77.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"484.5","yoyChange":"+113.7%"},{"year":"2018","value":"226.7","yoyChange":"-67.4%"},{"year":"2017","value":"695.6","yoyChange":"+436.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"129.6","yoyChange":"+47.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"88.2","yoyChange":"-63.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"240.8","yoyChange":"+49.6%"},{"year":"2013","value":"161.0","yoyChange":"+48.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"108.2","yoyChange":"+8.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+21.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"82.2","yoyChange":"+148.8%"},{"year":"2009","value":"33.0","yoyChange":"-68.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"103.1","yoyChange":"+42.5%"},{"year":"2007","value":"72.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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%."}]}