Composite Leading Indicator in South Africa increased to 100.86 points in November from 100.79 points in October of 2025. Composite Leading Indicator in South Africa averaged 100.00 points from 1975 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 105.90 points in October of 1980 and a record low of 91.74 points in April of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 100.00 126.00 Companies Dec 2025
Business Confidence 44.00 39.00 points Dec 2025
Capacity Utilization 77.80 78.30 percent Sep 2025
Car Registrations 37190.00 35579.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 25742.00 18711.00 ZAR Million Sep 2025
SACCI Business Confidence 132.30 123.80 points Nov 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.22 101.11 points Jan 2026
Corruption Index 41.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 81.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 18379.00 19323.00 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Gold Production YoY -6.00 -0.30 percent Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY -1.00 0.40 percent Nov 2025
Manufacturing Production MoM -1.10 1.00 percent Nov 2025
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM 1.40 0.40 percent Nov 2025
Mining Production YoY -2.70 6.10 percent Nov 2025
Total New Vehicle Sales 50070.00 48980.00 Units Jan 2026


South Africa Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
101.22 101.11 105.86 91.80 1975 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100