Southern African Customs Union

Southern African Customs Union
Members of the SACU
Members of the SACU
HeadquartersWindhoek
Largest cityJohannesburg
Official languageEnglish (de facto)a
Demonym(s)Southern African
TypeCustoms union
Membership
Leaders
• SACU Chair
 Lesotho [1]
• SACU Executive Secretary
T.D. Khasipe [2]
Establishment1910[3]
Area
• Total
2,672,830 km2 (1,031,990 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate
Increase 68,358,016[4]
GDP (PPP)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $950.7 billion[5]
• Per capita
Increase$13,907
GDP (nominal)2021 estimate
• Total
Increase $457.3 billion[6]
• Per capita
Increase$6,689
Gini (2015)Positive decrease 59.0[7]
high inequality
HDI (2021)Decrease 0.696
medium
Currency
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Drives onleft
Website
sacu.int
  • a The union has no official languages. However, English is an official language in all member states.
  • b Currency pegged to the South African Rand (ZAR).

The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a customs union among five countries of Southern Africa: Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. Its headquarters are in the Namibian capital, Windhoek. It was established in 1910.

  1. ^ Shttps://www.sacu.int/docs/pr/2023/Press-Release-SACU-Chairmanship-Rotation-and-Handover-15-July-2023.pdf
  2. ^ "** Welcome to the SACU Website *".
  3. ^ SACU (Southern African Customs Union). s.a. What is SACU?. https://www.sacu.int/about/what_is.html Date of access: 16 October 2021
  4. ^ World Bank. 2022. Population, total - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=ZA-BW-LS-NA-SZ Date of access: 19 July 2022
  5. ^ World Bank. 2022. GDP, PPP (current international $) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?locations=ZA-BW-LS-NA-SZ Date of access: 19 July 2022
  6. ^ World Bank. 2022. GDP (current US$) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=ZA-BW-LS-NA-SZ Date of access: 19 July 2022
  7. ^ World Bank. 2022. In Southern Africa, Leveling the Playing Field at Birth Critical to Reducing Inequality, Intergenerational Poverty. https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/publication/in-southern-africa-leveling-the-playing-field-at-birth-critical-to-reducing-inequality-intergenerational-poverty Date of access: 13 April 2022

Southern African Customs Union

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