South Africa's main stock market index, the SAALL, fell to 97744 points on August 1, 2025, losing 0.79% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.17% and is up 21.36% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from South Africa. South Africa Stock Market (SAALL) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

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Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for South Africa (SPASTT01ZAQ661N) from Q1 1960 to Q2 2025 about South Africa and stock market.

Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in South Africa was reported at 24.02 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Stock market return (%, year-on-year) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Stock market index in South Africa, June, 2025 The most recent value is 184.75 points as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 179.05 points. Historically, the average for South Africa from January 1960 to June 2025 is 32.19 points. The minimum of 0.25 points was recorded in May 1961, while the maximum of 184.75 points was reached in June 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

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Key information about South Africa Market Capitalization

• South Africa Market Capitalization accounted for 1,230.120 USD bn in Jul 2023, compared with a percentage of 1,163.163 USD bn in the previous month
• South Africa Market Capitalization is updated monthly, available from Jun 1992 to Jul 2023
• The data reached an all-time high of 1,504.517 USD bn in Jan 2022 and a record low of 144.146 USD bn in Aug 1998

Prices for South Africa Stock Market Index (SA40) including live quotes, historical charts and news. South Africa Stock Market Index (SA40) was last updated by Trading Economics this August 2 of 2025.

South Africa Index: FTSE/JSE: All Share Net Total Return data was reported at 50,663.935 NA in Nov 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52,388.871 NA for Oct 2018. South Africa Index: FTSE/JSE: All Share Net Total Return data is updated monthly, averaging 52,056.057 NA from Nov 2013 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59,772.834 NA in Nov 2017 and a record low of 44,975.669 NA in Nov 2013. South Africa Index: FTSE/JSE: All Share Net Total Return data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.Z001: Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Index.

Graph and download economic data for Share Prices: All Shares/Broad: Total for South Africa (SPASTT01ZAM657N) from Feb 1960 to Jun 2025 about South Africa and stock market.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for South Africa (SPASTT01ZAM661N) from Jan 1960 to May 2025 about South Africa and stock market.

Trade Volume: JSE: Contract: Equity Derivatives: Futures: Can Do data was reported at 370,629.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 58,418.000 Unit for May 2018. Trade Volume: JSE: Contract: Equity Derivatives: Futures: Can Do data is updated monthly, averaging 124,600.000 Unit from Aug 2006 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 143 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,346,977.000 Unit in Jan 2010 and a record low of 1,124.000 Unit in Aug 2006. Trade Volume: JSE: Contract: Equity Derivatives: Futures: Can Do data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.Z011: Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Trade Value and Volume.

Prices for South Africa Stock Market Index (Composite) including live quotes, historical charts and news. South Africa Stock Market Index (Composite) was last updated by Trading Economics this July 1 of 2025.

South Africa: Stock market capitalization as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 246.26 percent, a decline from 269.46 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 69.42 percent, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1975 to 2024 is 164.74 percent. The minimum value, 47.87 percent, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 322.71 percent was recorded in 2017.

South Africa Market Cap: FTSE: All Share Style Value data was reported at 3,488,217.743 ZAR mn in Jun 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,960,827.342 ZAR mn for May 2022. South Africa Market Cap: FTSE: All Share Style Value data is updated monthly, averaging 3,932,805.650 ZAR mn from Mar 2021 (Median) to Jun 2022, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,379,714.664 ZAR mn in Aug 2021 and a record low of 2,339,316.560 ZAR mn in Sep 2021. South Africa Market Cap: FTSE: All Share Style Value data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by FTSE Russell. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.Z003: Financial Times Stock Exchange: Enhanced ICB Framework: Market Capitalization: by Index.

In 2023, the South African multinational Naspers was the largest company in Africa by market value. It had a market value of over 80.8 billion U.S. dollars. FirstRand, which is also listed in South Africa, ranked second with a value of around 19.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Standard Bank Group at roughly 16.3 billion U.S. dollars.

Naspers: an international player from South Africa

Naspers Limited had origin in a publishing company established in South Africa in 1915. The business went public in 1994, when it was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Over the years, Naspers expanded and diversified to become a global leader in the digital and technological market. Specifically, its subsidiary Prosus is among the main internet and online service companies worldwide. In 2023, Naspers’s total assets amounted to around 66 billion U.S. dollars. The total revenue reached approximately 22 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, after increasing steadily from 2013 onwards. Naspers South Africa owns Takealot.com, one of the most popular e-commerce platforms in Africa.

Africa’s stock exchanges

Africa has 29 stock exchanges. The leading bourse on the continent is the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, which also ranked among the largest stock exchanges in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, with a total market capitalization of over 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars as of 2023. The bourse of Nigeria was considered the best performing stock market on the continent in 2020, and the fourth best in 2022. MTN Nigeria and Dangote Cement were the leading companies listed in the Nigerian Exchange Group as of 2031. Additionally, another key stock market in Africa is the Egyptian Stock Exchange, which counted 218 listed companies in 2022.

In 2022, the number of companies listed on Egypt's stock exchanges amounted to ***. South Africa followed, with *** companies. The country hosts the leading stock market in Africa, with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) ranking among the main bourses in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Another key stock market in Africa is Nigeria, accounting for *** listed companies as of the same year.

South Africa: Stock market value traded w/o top 10 firms, % of total value traded: The latest value from 2018 is 48.66 percent, a decline from 49.83 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 41.83 percent, based on data from 40 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1998 to 2018 is 53.42 percent. The minimum value, 11.1 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 87.85 percent was recorded in 2011.

Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Equity Investment Instruments data was reported at 36,427.881 ZAR mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 36,388.465 ZAR mn for May 2018. Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Equity Investment Instruments data is updated monthly, averaging 45,526.973 ZAR mn from Jan 2006 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 150 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93,413.603 ZAR mn in May 2016 and a record low of 4,803.922 ZAR mn in Dec 2006. Market Cap: FTSE/JSE: Equity Investment Instruments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.Z004: Johannesburg Stock Exchange: Market Capitalization: by Index.

The average for 2022 based on 11 countries was 5.62 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 57.76 percent and the lowest value was in Tanzania: 0.04 percent. The indicator is available from 1975 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.