Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 60,199,976 | 174,853,685 | 30,001,956 | 203,375,528 | 898,037,989 | 1,014,008,385 | 1,391,979,128 | 1,660,836,701 | 1,222,794,270 | 1,188,280,997 | 1,416,742,566 | 1,754,998,777 | 1,796,627,774 | 2,116,696,186 | 2,519,956,369 | 2,842,221,320 | 2,989,245,329 | 2,420,157,081 | 2,348,010,687 |
| Namibia | 12,368,006 | 4,197,320 | 4,833,625 | 40,546,809 | 253,007,525 | 77,871,405 | 41,400,613 | 61,600,762 | 37,509,782 | 46,489,347 | 37,662,954 | 34,269,468 | 80,872,105 | 84,604,126 | 80,330,112 | 66,375,785 | 73,690,248 | 103,437,921 | |
| Lesotho | 119,215 | 47,109 | 142,671 | 651,991 | 1,793,503 | 854,023 | 726,763 | 645,316 | 551,609 | 477,198 | 525,477 | 531,854 | 484,668 | 426,978 | 474,136 | 429,580 | 379,589 | 382,111 | |
| Botswana | 63,424,976 | 81,062,409 | 16,506,689 | 61,450,899 | 136,883,164 | 99,501,618 | 87,112,362 | 79,738,559 | 54,023,542 | 38,832,547 | 43,970,334 | 66,257,711 | 142,506,690 | 225,415,867 | 246,816,606 | 264,440,140 | 274,140,144 | ||
| Eswatini | 8,889,504 | 22,779,094 | 77,488,215 | 67,160,920 | 71,744,047 | 99,790,681 | 56,511,531 | 50,248,969 | 41,377,956 | 28,775,360 | 37,735,715 | 36,466,564 | 29,566,065 | 39,882,045 | 41,717,888 | 68,991,483 | 83,834,468 |