South African annual price inflation (PPI), monthly.

How many new homes, and how much new floor space, larger municipalities recorded as completed each month since January 2000, for South Africa and each of the nine provinces. It counts completed dwelling-houses (smaller than 80 square metres, and 80 square metres or more) and flats and townhouses, and gives the floor area in square metres of these and of other completed buildings: other residential buildings, office and banking space, shopping space, industrial and warehouse space, and additions and alterations. Because it measures buildings actually finished rather than planned, it shows the new supply of homes and commercial space reaching the market, and the split by house size shows the balance between smaller and larger homes.

The value of building plans passed by larger municipalities each month since January 2000, for South Africa and each of the nine provinces. Plans passed are an early indicator of construction: they show what has been approved to be built before work starts. The value is broken down by type of building (houses smaller than 80 square metres and 80 square metres or more, flats and townhouses, office and banking space, shopping space, industrial and warehouse space, and additions and alterations), so you can see where new housing is planned and which provinces are attracting commercial and industrial development. Values are in rands at current prices, not adjusted for inflation.

How much building work South Africa's larger municipalities approve and see completed each month, measured by value, since January 2000. Building plans passed show what developers, businesses and homeowners have permission to build, so they signal where construction is heading; buildings reported as completed show what was actually finished, usually many months later. Both are given for all buildings and split into residential buildings, non-residential buildings (such as offices, shops and factories) and additions and alterations. Every series comes at current prices and at constant 2019 prices, which remove the effect of inflation so years can be compared fairly, and in both actual and seasonally adjusted form.

Total income of tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007, in rand, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. Total income is income from accommodation, restaurant and bar sales, and other income. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures at current prices.

Stay units available in tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. A stay unit is a room, apartment, chalet or camping site.

Stay unit nights sold by tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. A stay unit is a room, apartment, chalet or camping site. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures.

The occupancy rate of tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007: stay unit nights sold as a share of stay unit nights available, for the industry as a whole and for hotels, caravan parks and camping sites, guest houses and guest farms, and other accommodation. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures.

Average income per stay unit night sold by tourist accommodation in South Africa each month since January 2007, in rands, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures at current prices.

Income of the South African tourist accommodation industry each month since January 2007, in rand, split into income from accommodation, from restaurant and bar sales, and other income. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures at current prices.

Every series in the Stats SA tourist accommodation survey since January 2007 in one long table: stay units available, stay unit nights sold, occupancy rate, income per stay unit night sold, and income from accommodation, restaurant and bar sales, other income and total income, for the industry as a whole and by type of accommodation. Actual and seasonally adjusted figures.

Statistics South Africa publishes the figures which provide the national unemployment rate as part of the Quarterly Labour Force Survey. This national survey breaks down the working age population (people between age 15-64) into two main categories - those counted as part of the labour force' and those 'outside of the labour force'. The official unemployment rate is the proportion of the labour force that is unemployed. But this rate doesn't account for the population that are of working age, but are categorised as 'outside the labour force'. ‘Discouraged workers’ - i.e people who are unemployed but could not find a job and have given up trying to, are one such category of people not accounted for in the unemployment rate. Stats SA therefore also publishes various other ‘labour underutilisation’ (LU) measures in order to more accurately measure the labour market. These include measurements for time-related underemployment, and the ‘potential labour force’. Note the following categories that the data is broken down into 1. Working-age population = Labour force + Outside the labour force 2. Labour force = Employed + Unemployed 3. Outside the labour force = Potential labour force + Other outside the labour force 4. Potential labour force = People who are seeking work but unavailable for it + People who are available for work, who are not actively seeking it, including 'Discouraged-job-seekers'.

This dataset contains the amount spent per social grant per year by the South African government.

A typical Johannesburg household’s monthly municipal account under the city’s tariffs: property rates, electricity, water, sanitation and refuse removal, plus VAT. These figures are provided in the City of Joburg's budget books: Under the Municipal Finance Management Act, South African municipalities must include 'Table SA14: Household bills' to show what a typical household’s monthly municipal account would be under the city’s tariffs These example municipal bills are provided by the City of Joburg for 3 tiers of household types: 'middle-income', 'affordable', and 'indigent' household. The city defines the hypothetical household they use for each case - Johannesburg’s “middle-income” sample household owns a property valued at R700,000 and uses 1,000 kWh of electricity and 30 kilolitres of water a month. Affordable = property value R500,000; 500 kWh electricity; 25 kl water usage Indigent = property value R300,000; 350 kWh electricity and 20 kl water usage Because the household stays the same each year, changes in the bill reflect changes in tariffs, not in how much people use.

This dataset contains Eskom's estimates of rooftop photovoltaic solar capacity installed in South Africa and its nine provinces. Rooftop PV includes rooftop, ground-mounted and other behind-the-meter PV installations.

The annual contribution of renewable energy on the national grid in MWh as metered by the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA). Renewable electricity sources are concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic and wind. Most of this electricity is generated by independent power producers who have contracts with Eskom or the NTCSA. At present Eskom operates only one wind farm.

Weekly Energy Availability Factor (EAF) percentage across Eskom power stations, representing the proportion of available generation capacity. Excludes electricity generated by independent power producers (IPPs), renewable energy sources, and imported power.

The historical minimum wage in South Africa from 2019. The National Minimum Wage Act came into effect on 1 January 2019. The rates are per hour in ZAR.

A list of food, baby, household and pet items surveyed by Statistics South Africa each month to determine the cost of living for people living in South Africa.

Description: The monthly cost of a basket of food that a low-income South African household of seven people typically tries to buy each month. The basket was designed by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity Group (PMBEJD) with women living on low incomes, based on the foods and quantities they say they aim to secure. It contains 44 food items. It reflects what households actually buy under tight budgets, not an ideal diet, and is not nutritionally complete. Women shoppers collect the prices from the supermarkets and butcheries that serve low-income areas, and it reflects their choices in switching to cheaper brands or stores in order to find specials, meaning the data represents what households really pay each month. This data is published monthly as part of the Household Affordability Index.

This dataset contains the number of registered voters, the number who voted (voter turnout) and the percentage who voted (%voter turnout) in each of South Africa's local municipalities in five local government elections - 2000, 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021. Elections are held every five years. Only registered voters can vote.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in current US dollars for all countries and various regional and economic groups. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period (in this case, annually). Here it has been divided the general population of each country / group to achieve a per capita estimate. The values are expressed in 'current' (also known as 'nominal') prices, meaning the values provided for each specific year reflects the prices of that year, without adjusting them to remove the effects of inflation over time. The values are expressed in United States dollars.

The number of people employed in South Africa in specific industries. The employment numbers in this dataset combine both part-time and full-time employees. The data is sourced from Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES) in selected industries: The Quarterly Employment Statistics are the findings of an enterprise survey conducted by Stats SA based on samples drawn from private non-agricultural businesses (factories, firms, offices and stores), as well as from national, provincial and local government entities to measure employment figures

The number of tourists arriving in South Africa through one of the four major international airports OR Tambo, Cape Town, King Shaka and Lanseria by month.

The number of tourists arriving in South Africa each month by air, sea and land

South Africa's greenhouse gas emissions broken down by five key sectors: energy, industrial processes and product use (IPPU), agriculture, waste, and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF).

This dataset contains the number of people registered to vote in the 2026 municipal elections broken down by sex and age categories as at 2 September 2026.

Annual rand value of total money wagered (turnover) in South Africa across financial years (1 April to 31 March). The dataset is segmented by gambling sector: casinos, betting, bingo, and limited payout machines (LPMs).

The labour absorption rate is the proportion of the working-age population aged 15 to 64 years that is employed. It is also known as the employment-to-population ratio.

Sales numbers of plug-in hybrids, traditional hybrids and plug-in electric vehicles by financial quarter from 2022 in South Africa.

South Africa's annual GDP growth rate (in constant 2015 prices) Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services during an accounting period. The GDP growth rate represents the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price.

Cumulative generation capacity, measured in megawatts (MW), of solar photovoltaic panels exported from China to African countries.

The number of South African households that own one or more solar electric panels

Monthly seasonally adjusted freight payload moved by road and rail, measured in metric tonnes. From Statistics South Africa's Land Transport Survey.

This dataset contains the total greenhouse gas emissions including and excluding land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) as published in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment's Draft 10th national greenhouse gas inventory

Greenhouse gas emissions released by South Africa’s main electricity prducer, the state-owned utility Eskom. Emissions include total emissions as well as carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄) and nitrous oxide (N₂O). Data is from the Draft 10th National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report 1990-2024

This dataset is from the Statistics South Africa's Mid-year Population Estimates 2026. It includes total population estimates for each province as well as estimates for 17 age cohorts for mid-2026

This dataset is from the Statistics South Africa's Mid-year Population Estimates 2026 dataset. It includes total population as well as estimates for 17 age cohorts for 2002 to 2026