South Africa is ranked 84 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of South Africa deteriorated to 84 in 2019 from 82 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in South Africa averaged 56.83 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 84.00 in 2019 and a record low of 32.00 in 2008. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	135.00	96.00	Companies	Feb 2026
Business Confidence	47.00	44.00	points	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization	76.90	77.80	percent	Dec 2025
Car Registrations	37576.00	37190.00	Units	Feb 2026
Changes in Inventories	-6246.00	17267.00	ZAR Million	Dec 2025
SACCI Business Confidence	131.40	133.20	points	Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	101.01	100.96	points	Feb 2026
Corruption Index	41.00	41.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	81.00	82.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	18029.00	17488.00	Gigawatt-hour	Jan 2026
Gold Production YoY	0.70	2.00	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	-0.70	-1.50	percent	Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM	1.50	-1.30	percent	Jan 2026
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM	0.40	-0.40	percent	Jan 2026
Mining Production YoY	4.60	2.80	percent	Jan 2026
Total New Vehicle Sales	58060.00	53380.00	Units	Mar 2026

Ease of Doing Business in South Africa

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operation stronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.