Southern African Customs Union

"SACU" redirects here. For the place, see Sacu.

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
5 states
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