Customs union of five countries in Southern Africa
"SACU" redirects here. For the place, see Sacu.
Southern African Customs Union
Coat of arms
Members of the SACU
Headquarters
Windhoek
Largest city
Johannesburg
Official language
English (de facto)a
Demonym(s)
Southern African
Type
Customs union
Membership
5 states
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Leaders
• SACU Chair
Lesotho [1]
• SACU Executive Secretary
T.D. Khasipe [2]
Establishment
1910[3]
Area
• Total
2,672,830 km2 (1,031,990 sq mi)
Population
• 2021 estimate
68,358,016[4]
GDP (PPP)
2021 estimate
• Total
$950.7 billion[5]
• Per capita
$13,907
GDP (nominal)
2021 estimate
• Total
$457.3 billion[6]
• Per capita
$6,689
Gini (2015)
59.0[7] high
HDI (2021)
0.696 medium
Currency
Pula (BWP; Botswana)
Rand (ZAR; South Africa)
Lilangeni (SZL; Eswatini) b
Loti (LSL; Lesotho) b
Namibian dollar (NAD; Namibia) b
Time zone
UTC+2 (SAST)
Driving side
left
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.
^SACU (Southern African Customs Union). s.a. What is SACU?. https://www.sacu.int/about/what_is.html Date of access: 16 October 2021
^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
^World Bank. 2022. GDP, PPP (current international $) - South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD?locations=ZA-BW-LS-NA-SZ Date of access: 19 July 2022
^World Bank. 2022. GDP (current US$) - 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
^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
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