South africa

  • Capital: Pretoria
  • Population: 57.7 millions
  • Nominal GDP (USD PPP): 789.4 billions

Opportunities for Italian exports and risk indices

South africa is the 41° target market for Italian exports and the 1° target market for Italian exports in Sub-Saharan Africa.
68/100
Export
opportunity index
51/100
Investment
opportunity index
42/100
Average
Political Risk
54/100
Average
Credit Risk

Italian exports

Values in €
Variation %
Reference year
Values in €
Var %

Export market shares of Italy and its peers

Italy
2.7%
Germany
11.5%
France
2.5%
Spain
1.9%

Italian imports
2018

1.4 bn
€ - euro
+13.4 %
Compared to 2017

Italian exports by sector 2018

Risk indicators

42/100
Average political risk
44/100
Expropriation and breach of contract risk
41/100
War and civil disturbance risk
41/100
Transfer and convertibility risk
54/100
Average credit risk
52/100
Sovereign credit risk
54/100
Bank credit risk
55/100
Corporate credit risk
4
OCSE Category
BB
S&P'S rating i
Baa3
Moody's rating i
BB+
Fitch rating i

The country in figures

Economic performance in 2018

GDP growth i
0.8%
Compared to 2017
Government balance i
-4.4%
of GDP
Foreign debt i
49.1%
of GDP
Growth of GDP per capita i
0.0%
Compared to 2017
Public debt i
56.7%
of GDP
Stocks i
5.7
months of imports

Political and social context

Human development i
113°
out of 188 countries
Unemployment i
27.3%
Distribution of wealth i
50.5%
held by the richest 10% of the population

Business climate

Doing Business Index i
82°
out of 190 countries
Economy competitiveness i
67°
out of 140 countries
Perceived corruption i
73°
out of 180 countries
Starting a business: i
40
days
Getting electricity: i
600
days
Recovery rate: i
34.5%
Quality of judicial processes i
7
Index 0-18
Average duration of ordinary trial i
600
days
Average duration of executive proceedings i
2
years

Banking system

Concentration top 3 banks i
41.1%
of total assets
Interest on loans i
10.1%
Nonperforming loans i
2.8%
of total loans

Banks pre-entrusted by SACE

  • ABSA Bank Ltd
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa
  • FirstRand Bank Ltd
  • Nedbank Limited
  • Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd
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