Live Nowcast — 2026 Q2 (no official figure yet)
Produced by a tournament of forecasting models judged on real out-of-sample accuracy — the figure below is the deployed model’s current read, refreshed automatically as official data and news arrive.
Recent official figures (solid) and the current nowcast (dot) with its typical-error range. Every past forecast is kept on the books — see how the number is made.
Nowcasting Macro's latest nowcast puts South Africa GDP per Capita (USD PPP) at $17,080 for 2026 Q2, against the most recent official figure of $16,964 for 2026 Q1.
That points to a rise of about 115.30 from the last print.
GDP per head in US dollars at purchasing-power parity, current prices — a comparable income level across countries.
Across our walk-forward backtest, the model deployed for this series has typically landed within ±119.57 of the published actual.
Over the past 4 quarters the series has risen from $16,452 (2025 Q1) to $16,964 (2026 Q1).
A level, not a rate: read the trend, not single-quarter wiggles. Not available for every economy (e.g. BRA/CHN/IND lack it in our feed).
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