SADC at a glance
16 countries, 428.1m people and a combined economy of $769.8bn. Every figure below carries its source, its year and what it means for an investor. Click any number for its data card.
This week
Latest deals
All deals- 14 Nov 2026 · South Africa · M&AWhat R1 million could buy you in South Africa in 2016 vs today
- 14 Nov 2026 · Angola · M&AAngola to Buy 10% of De Beers via Consortium
- 14 Nov 2026 · Namibia · Capital marketsPaladin raises N$6bn for Canadian uranium
- 14 Nov 2026 · Namibia · M&APaladin Announces A$525 Million Fully Underwritten Equity Raising to Accelerate Paladin’s Growth Strategy
- 13 Nov 2026 · Namibia · Private equityCoca-Cola invests US$1.22m to strengthen water security
Analysis
All analysis- Mozambique’s next export base: Afungi measured from orbit, and the gap Mozal leaves
Mozal has stopped; the Afungi LNG project has restarted. We measured the site from orbit since 2017 and rebuilt the export base to see what fills the gap.
- How full are southern Africa’s city dams? Nine cities’ reservoirs, measured from orbit
We measured the reservoirs behind nine SADC cities on every clear satellite pass since 2017: how full they are now, how low they went, and what changed.
The weekly SADC Deals Brief
SADC Deals Brief, week of 2 November 2026
57 deals across 11 SADC countries this week, led by South Africa with 20. Disclosed value: US$68,348 million.
Headline figures
South Africa produces 49% of SADC's output
Gross domestic product, US$, latest year
Tanzania is forecast to grow fastest in 2026, at 6.0%
Real GDP growth forecast by the IMF for 2026 and 2027, per cent
Where size meets momentum
Income per person (log scale) against the IMF's growth forecast for 2026; bubble size is GDP. Dashed lines are the SADC medians.
Investor snapshot
Six fundamentals, each scored 0 to 100 by rank within SADC; darker is stronger.iHow the scores work100 means best in SADC on that pillar, not perfect. The six pillars are weighted equally here; change the weights in the Investor Lens.
| # | Country | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 71 | 58 | 38 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 89 |
| 2 | Seychelles | 70 | 38 | 58 | 53 | 97 | 80 | 95 |
| 3 | South Africa | 66 | 89 | 12 | 60 | 88 | 82 | 68 |
| 4 | Mauritius | 64 | 49 | 57 | 31 | 79 | 75 | 95 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 60 | 73 | 85 | 57 | 36 | 58 | 52 |
| 6 | Namibia | 57 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 63 | 71 | 81 |
| 7 | Zambia | 52 | 53 | 72 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 60 |
| 8 | Eswatini | 51 | 36 | 43 | 67 | 60 | 71 | 32 |
| 9 | Lesotho | 45 | 20 | 42 | 55 | 29 | 62 | 61 |
| 10 | Comoros | 41 | 18 | 33 | 81 | 60 | 31 | 25 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 41 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 9 |
| 12 | Angola | 41 | 78 | 39 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 35 |
| 13 | DRC | 41 | 67 | 78 | 65 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | Malawi | 34 | 36 | 38 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 55 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 34 | 38 | 60 | 55 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 33 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 41 | 31 | 19 |
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GDP per person: highest in Seychelles, lowest in Madagascar
GDP per person, US$. Latest year available, 2025. 16 of 16 countries have data.
Ranked: GDP per personiWhy it mattersA rough guide to average purchasing power, useful for pricing and for judging whether a market can support premium products.
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Elections to watch
All elections and parliaments- 2027ExpectedAngola · General electionAngola: General electionPresident Lourenço is term-limited and has said he will step down. The MPLA’s choice of successor, and UNITA’s strength after 2022, make this the most open Angolan election in decades. Oil policy, the kwanza and the Lobito Corridor are at stake.Sources: 360 Mozambique, Maka Angola
- 2027ExpectedLesotho · General electionLesotho: General electionFive-year cycle; exact date not yet set. Coalition stability and the long-delayed constitutional reforms are the issues to watch.Sources: NDI elections calendar
- June 2027ScheduledMadagascar · Constitutional referendumMadagascar: Constitutional referendumPart of the two-year transition led by Colonel Michael Randrianirina. The new constitution will set the rules for the October 2027 presidential vote.Sources: Africanews
- October 2027ScheduledMadagascar · Presidential election ending the transitionMadagascar: Presidential election ending the transitionA return to civilian rule would matter for donor funding, trade preferences and investor confidence. Watch whether the timetable holds.Sources: Africanews
- 2028ExpectedEswatini · Parliamentary electionEswatini: Parliamentary electionNo analysis written for this vote yet.Sources: Wikipedia
- December 2028ExpectedDRC · General electionDRC: General electionAt risk: President Tshisekedi has said elections may not be possible while fighting continues in the east, and a referendum law could open the way to changing presidential term limits.Sources: Al Jazeera, Africanews
Latest deals
The deals tracker673 deals across SADC in the last 12 months, $115.0bn of it with a published value, 431 still waiting for a decision or completion.