South Africa Country Profile
Resources
The websites listed below provide useful facts on South Africa as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in South Africa:
- International Finance Corporation: South Africa SME Toolkit
Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs. - Business Fighting Corruption
An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption. - CIA World Factbook: South Africa Country Profile
- World Bank: South Africa Data Profile
Sources for further reading:
- US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - South Africa 2011.
- Freedom House: Freedom of the World - South Africa 2011.
- US Department of State: Human Rights Report 2010.
- Global Integrity: South Africa Country Report 2010.
- The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - South Africa 2010.
- Afrobarometer: Summary of Results South Africa 2008.
Conventions and Indices
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Status:
Entry into Force of Implementing Legislation 27 April 2004. Deposit of Instrument of Ratification 19 June 2007. Entry into Force of the Convention 18 August 2007.
This field describes the country's status on the OECD Convention on Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. View the list of signatories to the OECD Convention. Read more about the OECD Convention.
UNCAC Status: Signed 9 December 2003. Ratified 22 November 2004.
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.
Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:
- African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Signed 16 March 2004. Ratified 11 November 2005. Deposited 7 December 2005.
Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention. - United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 14 December 2000. Ratified 20 February 2004.
Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
Transparency CPI: 2011: 64/182(Score: 4.1)
Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.
World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: +0.09
World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption'-indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.
OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: 3
Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.
Data Verification:
Latest update: December 2011
Data verified by: Global Advice Network
