Bank operating profit rose 2.01% to ZAR 116,697 mil in South Africa in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank operating profit in South Africa reached an all time high of ZAR 116,697 mil in 2017 and an all time low of ZAR 66,178 mil in 2010.
South Africa has been ranked 20th within the group of 76 countries we follow in terms of bank operating profit, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Operating Profit (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | AOA mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -330,582 | -367,816 | -436,118 | -694,996 | -1,790,280 | ... | |||||||
| Botswana | BWP mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,633 | 2,594 | 2,842 | 3,018 | 2,745 | ||||||
| Lesotho | LSL mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 733 | 582 | 734 | 852 | 661 | |||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15,414 | 26,932 | 27,346 | 28,504 | -45,568 | ... | ||||
| Namibia | NAD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,152 | 3,908 | -5,477 | -5,748 | -5,996 | ... | |||||||
| South Africa | ZAR mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 114,395 | 116,697 | -188,851 | -199,839 | -198,451 | ... | |||||||||
| Swaziland | SZL mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 772 | 704 | -1,208 | 892 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Zambia | ZMW mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -2,463 | -2,533 | -3,126 | -3,052 | -4,656 | |||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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