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THE CITY OF DURBAN (ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY) IS SOUTH AFRICA’S SECOND LARGEST INDUSTRIAL REGION

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RATED  NUMBER 1 CITY IN AFRICA FOR “QUALITY OF LIVING” 

MERCER CONSULTING IN 2015, ’16 & ‘17

REASONS TO INVEST IN DURBAN

Extensive first-world road, rail, sea and air infrastructure

Dube TradePort and King Shaka International Airport - 60-year Master Plan - driving growth of aerotropolis, or airport city

Rated in top 5 'Quality of Living' cities in Africa and Middle East by Mercer Consulting in 2015 and 2016; 

Durban was ranked as the least congested Metro City in SA, according to the global “Tom Tom Traffic Index” (TTTI) 2017, at 22% (compared to SA’s most congested City at 35%). 390 Cities in 48 countries were indexed and ranked.

ECONOMIC STATISTICS

EThekwini Municipality: Key Indicators: 2017

R277

BILLION

R304,4

BILLION

3,3%

Gross Value Added (GVA) (Constant 2010 Prices)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Constant 2010)

GVA Average Annual Growth (2011-2016/1996-2017)

3,866,505

Population

2

2,556 km

Geographic Area

SECTOR
OPPORTUNITY
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Logistics & Logistics Management 

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Agri-Processing 

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ICT & BPO      

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Tourism Asset Development  

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Automotive & Allied Industries

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Life Science  

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