Global rank
#43
South Africa • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free60 · 30%
Visa on arrival29 · 15%
eTA5 · 3%
Visa required105 · 53%
World reach
47%
About the South Africa passport
The South Africa passport ranks #43 of 200 globally, ahead of 79% of the world's ranked passports. Like many countries, South Africa extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
South Africa applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Where South Africa passport holders can travel
AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBeninBoliviaBotswanaBrazilBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaChileComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongIndonesiaIranIsraelJamaicaJordanKenyaKiribatiKyrgyzstanLaosLesothoMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMarshall IslandsMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesQatarRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSaudi ArabiaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth KoreaSri LankaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTuvaluUruguayVanuatuVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBhutanBosnia and HerzegovinaBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChinaColombiaCongoCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDR CongoEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGreenlandGuineaHungaryIcelandIndiaIraqIrelandItalyJapanKazakhstanKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPakistanPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth SudanSpainSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTogoTongaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUzbekistanVatican CityVietnamYemen