Composite Leading Indicator in South Africa remained unchanged at 100.71 points in March. Composite Leading Indicator in South Africa averaged 100.00 points from 1975 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.87 points in October of 1980 and a record low of 91.78 points in April of 2020. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 233.00 146.00 Companies Apr 2026
Business Confidence 39.00 47.00 points Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.90 77.80 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 36871.00 34414.00 Units May 2026
Changes in Inventories -22424.00 -6246.00 ZAR Million Mar 2026
SACCI Business Confidence 124.10 123.60 points May 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.37 100.48 points May 2026
Corruption Index 41.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 81.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 17106.00 18054.00 Gigawatt-hour Apr 2026
Gold Production YoY -0.20 16.60 percent Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -2.90 1.50 percent Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM -2.70 1.20 percent Apr 2026
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM 2.40 0.60 percent Mar 2026
Mining Production YoY 8.20 2.50 percent Apr 2026
Total New Vehicle Sales 51070.00 47890.00 Units May 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
100.37 100.48 105.89 91.77 1975 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100