S. Africa’s Economy Expected to Reach Two Percent Growth by 2028
The positive forecast follows a GDP rebound in 2022, when the economy expanded by about 2.1%, largely as a result of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Achieving similar growth rates in the coming years could ease the country’s persistent unemployment, which remains above 31%.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana highlighted during a National Budget Review that domestic growth prospects are improving, supported by a stabilizing global economy despite ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting trade and supply chains.
“We project real economic growth of 1.6% in 2026, an improvement from the 1.4% estimated in 2025,” Godongwana said. He attributed the upward trajectory to stronger economic performance in the second half of 2025 and noted that average growth is expected to reach around 1.8% in the medium term before hitting 2% by 2028.
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