# South Africa Total loans and advances to corporations (SARB)

South Africa Total loans and advances to corporations (SARB) was up 8.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 9.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,696,583 ZAR millions.
That is the lowest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.5% (Apr 2021) to 13.8% (Sep 2022), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Web API
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.LOANSNFC.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ZAR millions
- Coverage: 1996-01-31 to 2026-09-30 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/total-loans-and-advances-to-corporations-sarb

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,696,583 ZAR millions | 8.3 |
| August 2026 | 2,685,733 ZAR millions | 9.9 |
| July 2026 | 2,631,375 ZAR millions | 9.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,627,506 ZAR millions | 9.6 |
| May 2026 | 2,617,565 ZAR millions | 11.8 |
| April 2026 | 2,597,687 ZAR millions | 12.0 |
| March 2026 | 2,595,610 ZAR millions | 10.8 |
| February 2026 | 2,558,181 ZAR millions | 13.2 |
| January 2026 | 2,494,514 ZAR millions | 11.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,506,231 ZAR millions | 10.5 |
| November 2025 | 2,501,536 ZAR millions | 11.7 |
| October 2025 | 2,479,729 ZAR millions | 11.2 |
| September 2025 | 2,489,064 ZAR millions | 10.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,444,545 ZAR millions | 9.7 |
| July 2025 | 2,404,543 ZAR millions | 9.9 |
| June 2025 | 2,397,792 ZAR millions | 8.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,340,762 ZAR millions | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,319,584 ZAR millions | 7.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,343,248 ZAR millions | 5.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,260,593 ZAR millions | 5.1 |
| January 2025 | 2,238,796 ZAR millions | 5.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,267,112 ZAR millions | 5.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,240,273 ZAR millions | 5.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,229,927 ZAR millions | 5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.LOANSNFC.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.LOANSNFC.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```