South Africa South Africa

ZAF · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income

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.

Economic Indicators

Gross domestic product (2025)$427B
GDP per capita (2025)$6,598
Real GDP growth (2025)1.1%
Inflation rate (2025)3.2%
Unemployment rate (2025)32.4%
Population (2025)64.7 m
Economic indicators over time
YearGDP per capita (USD)Real GDP growth (%)Inflation rate (%)Unemployment rate (%)
20186,9141.64.526.9
20196,5340.34.128.5
20205,581-6.23.229.2
20216,8294.94.634.0
20226,5342.17.033.3
20236,0340.86.132.1
20246,2670.54.432.3
20256,5981.13.232.4

Data note 1

ETFs With the Highest South Africa Weight

Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated.

ETFs by country weight
ETFIndexWeightHoldings
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1d
XEMD · IE000GWA2J58		MSCI Emerging Markets3.0%25
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c
XMME · IE00BTJRMP35		MSCI Emerging Markets3.0%25

Data note 2

Largest Tracked Stocks

25 stocks from South Africa are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.

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