PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report - South Africa

Region:Africa

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Product Code:GDER0017

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August 2018

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About the Report

About the Report

PESTLE Insights: Macroeconomic Outlook Report-South Africa

 

Summary

 

Mining, manufacturing and utilities contributed 24.5% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2017, followed by financial intermediation, real estate and business activities (20.3%) and wholesale, retail and hotels activities (15.3%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are expected to grow by 6.7%, 7.2% and 7.3%, respectively, in 2018.

 

Due to higher regional income inequality and uneven population distribution, top three provinces (Guateng, KwaZulu Natal and Western Cape) account for 64% of the total domestic product and 55% of the total population, as per the latest available data.

 

Scope

 

- The overall FTSE/JSE All Share (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) index exhibits an upward trend over the last one year. As of August 6, 2018, FTSE/JSE index stood at 56,861.2, compared to 56,163.6 on August 7th, 2017

- Finance, real estate and business services attracted most of the investment in 2016

- President Cyril Ramaphosa has aimed to attract USD 100 mn worth of investment over the next five years.

 

Reasons to buy

 

- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.

- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations

- Along with providing the country's snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.

- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies' presence in these areas.

Products

Products

South Africa, investments, elections, FDI, PESTLE, sectors, GlobalData Country Risk Index, economic growth, technology, corruption, environmental treaties

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents 02

List of Exhibits 03

Did you Know? 04

Country Highlights 05

Country Snapshot 07

PESTLE Insights 21

Political Landscape 22

Economic Landscape 23

Social Landscape 30

Technological Landscape 33

Legal Landscape 36

Environmental Landscape 37

Outlook 38


List of Figure

List of Figures

Exhibit 1: South Africa's Performance in the Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Middle East and Africa and the World 11

Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100) 11

Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index 12

Exhibit 4: FTSE/JSE All Share Index 14

Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy 15

Exhibit 6: FDI inflows and outflows, 2014-2017 16

Exhibit 7: Net FDI Inflows by Sector (2016) 16

Exhibit 8: FDI Inflows Share by Region (2016) 18

Exhibit 9: FDI inflows by type of investment (2010-2016) 18

Exhibit 10: Key Infrastructure Indicators 20

Exhibit 11: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate 24

Exhibit 12: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2017) 24

Exhibit 13: Export, Import and Trade Balance 25

Exhibit 14: Current Account Balance 25

Exhibit 15: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2013-2017 26

Exhibit 16: Pearls, precious stones and metals, % of total exports, 2017 26

Exhibit 17: Interest Rates 28

Exhibit 18: Exchange Rate 28

Exhibit 19: Public Finance 29

Exhibit 20: General Government Debt 29

Exhibit 21: Employment/Unemployment 31

Exhibit 22: Average Annual Wages 31

Exhibit 23: Labour Cost Index 31

Exhibit 24: Rural/Urban Share of Total Population 32

Exhibit 25: Age-group Share of Total Population 32

Exhibit 26: Gender Split 32

Exhibit 27: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile Penetration Rate and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2017 34

Exhibit 28: Number of Patents Granted Per M Inhabitants, 2015 35

Exhibit 29: High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), 2016 35

Exhibit 30: Doing Business in South Africa 2018 36

Exhibit 31: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2017 36

Exhibit 32: CO2 Emissions 37

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