South Africa - Currency Exchange Rates

South Africa - Currency Exchange Rates 0.06

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 214 economies tracked

0.06 (2025)

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South AfricaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSouth KoreaRepublic of CongoEgypt

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #46 to #120 (overtook China). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1982

Fell 17 places in global rank auto

1994

Democratic transition curated

Sanctions lift; economy reopens to global markets.

2003

Overtook China in global rank auto

2009

Global crisis recession curated

First recession in 17 years.

2010

Overtook Macao in global rank auto

2015

Credit rating downgrades curated

Fiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.

2020

COVID-19 recession curated

Deepest contraction in a century.

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