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South Africa RMB/BER business confidence index

Business Confidence in South Africa

Indicator Data Period
Business Confidence 33 index points 3Q/23


Latest data on Business Confidence (index points)

Business Confidence
                     South Africa - Historical Data (index points)

What is Business Confidence in South Africa?

  • Business Confidence in South Africa increased to 33 index points in the third quarter of 2023. The maximum level was 92 index points and minimum was 5 index points.
  • Data published Quarterly by Bureau for Economic Research.

Historical Data (index points) by years

Data
Period
Date
33 3Q/23 06.09.2023
27 2Q/23 07.06.2023
36 1Q/23 08.03.2023
38 4Q/22 23.11.2022
39 3Q/22 07.09.2022
42 2Q/22 08.06.2022
46 1Q/22 09.03.2022
43 4Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (index points)

Business Confidence in South Africa by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Cyril Ramaphosa 15.02.2018 - 45.0000 39.0000 45.0000 39.0000 -13.33%
Jacob Zuma 09.05.2009 - 14.02.2018 26.0000 34.0000 55.0000 23.0000 30.77%
Thabo Mbeki 16.06.1999 - 24.09.2008 15.2000 45.0000 87.6000 15.2000 196.05%
Nelson Mandela 10.05.1994 - 16.06.1999 57.0000 12.6000 67.0000 12.2000 -77.89%

Other business indicators in South Africa

Index Updated Actual Previous
Bankruptcies Aug/23 142 companies 140
Corruption Index 2022 43 in. pt. 44
Ease of Doing Business 2019 84 place 82
Manufacturing PMI Sep/23 45.4 in. pt. 49.7
Competitiveness Index 2019 62.44 in. pt. 60.76
Leading Economic Index  Jul/23 0.1 % 0.2
Total Vehicle Sales Sep/23 0.046 M Units 0.046

Business Confidence in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Nigeria Dec/20 -15.2 in. pt. -1.5
South Africa 3Q/23 33 in. pt. 27
Uganda Sep/23 59.31 in. pt. 60.78
Mozambique Jun/23 92.3 in. pt. 93
Angola 4Q/22 13 in. pt. 6
Botswana 2018 58 in. pt. 46