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It contains the text, tables and key figures published there, but not the interactive charts and tools.","breadcrumb":[{"name":"Markets","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/"},{"name":"Countries","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/countries/"},{"name":"South Africa","url":"https://alysly.com/markets/countries/za/"}],"content":[{"type":"heading","level":1,"text":"South Africa"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This page brings together what South Africa means for an ETF portfolio: the economic picture from World Bank data, the 25 South Africa stocks we track, and the ETFs that actually give you exposure — with the country weight computed from real fund holdings, not estimated."},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Economic Indicators"},{"type":"facts","items":[{"label":"Gross domestic product (2025)","value":"$427B"},{"label":"GDP per capita (2025)","value":"$6,598"},{"label":"Real GDP growth (2025)","value":"1.1%"},{"label":"Inflation rate (2025)","value":"3.2%"},{"label":"Unemployment rate (2025)","value":"32.4%"},{"label":"Population (2025)","value":"64.7 m"}]},{"type":"table","caption":"Economic indicators over time","columns":["Year","GDP per capita (USD)","Real GDP growth (%)","Inflation rate (%)","Unemployment rate (%)"],"rows":[["2018","6,914","1.6","4.5","26.9"],["2019","6,534","0.3","4.1","28.5"],["2020","5,581","-6.2","3.2","29.2"],["2021","6,829","4.9","4.6","34.0"],["2022","6,534","2.1","7.0","33.3"],["2023","6,034","0.8","6.1","32.1"],["2024","6,267","0.5","4.4","32.3"],["2025","6,598","1.1","3.2","32.4"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 1","href":"#dn-1"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"ETFs With the Highest South Africa Weight"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated."},{"type":"table","caption":"ETFs by country weight","columns":["ETF","Index","Weight","Holdings"],"rows":[[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1d XEMD · IE000GWA2J58","links":[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1d","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/xtrackers-msci-emerging-markets-ucits-etf-1d/"}]},{"text":"MSCI Emerging Markets","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-em/"},"3.0%","25"],[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c XMME · IE00BTJRMP35","links":[{"text":"Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/xtrackers-msci-emerging-markets-ucits-etf-1c/"}]},{"text":"MSCI Emerging Markets","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/indices/msci-em/"},"3.0%","25"]]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Data note 2","href":"#dn-2"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"text":"Largest Tracked Stocks"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"25 stocks from South Africa are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight."},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":["ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.38%","GOLD FIELDS 0.28%","NASPERS LIMITED CLASS N 0.27%","FIRSTRAND LTD 0.24%","CAPITEC SHS 0.21%","STANDARD BANK GROUP 0.21%","MTN GROUP 0.18%","VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.16%","ABSA GROUP 0.10%","SASOL 0.09%","SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD 0.08%","BID CORPORATION 0.08%","IMPALA PLATINUM 0.08%","SANLAM LIMITED LTD 0.08%","DISCOVERY 0.08%","HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITE 0.08%","NEDBANK GROUP LTD 0.07%","SIBANYE STILLWATER 0.06%","REMGRO 0.05%","VODACOM GROUP LTD 0.05%"]},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[{"text":"Which ETFs hold which stock?","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/holdings/"},{"text":"Stocks by sector","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/stocks/by-sector/"},{"text":"ETF overlap","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/etfs/overlap/"},{"text":"Market network","href":"https://alysly.com/markets/network/"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Updated Oct 31, 2026"},{"type":"heading","level":2,"id":"note-legend-h","text":"Data Notes"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How the figures on this page are produced and how current they are. 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