Why South Africa scores 61
Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.
Openness to foreign investors
The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for South Africa is 0.03 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That is among the most open regimes measured.
Where South Africa is most exposed by sector
Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.
Natural resources
709 mines and deposits are mapped in South Africa. It produces 46.2% of world chromium, 40.1% of world manganese, 38.1% of world platinum-group metals, 6.8% of world vanadium. Power capacity is 50 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.
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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.