Registered Legal Entities in South Africa
3,373 legal entities are registered in South Africa in the GLEIF Golden Copy, of which 1,676 have an ISSUED LEI and 3,136 are ACTIVE — per the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Last updated: June 20, 2026 · Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)
LEI registration status in South Africa
Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle. ISSUED means the LEI is current and valid; LAPSED means the LEI has not been renewed; RETIRED, DUPLICATE, and ANNULLED indicate the LEI is closed or superseded; PENDING_TRANSFER and PENDING_ARCHIVAL indicate a transition state.
| Registration status | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ISSUED | 1,676 | 50% |
| LAPSED | 1,467 | 43% |
| RETIRED | 221 | 7% |
| DUPLICATE | 8 | 0% |
| ANNULLED | 1 | 0% |
Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Entity status in South Africa
Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating. ACTIVE means the entity is operating; INACTIVE means it has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations. Note that entity status and registration status are separate dimensions — an INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI.
| Entity status | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ACTIVE | 3,136 | 93% |
| INACTIVE | 221 | 7% |
| NULL | 16 | 0% |
Source: GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0).
Sources & provenance
Every figure on this page comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy (CC0)
(source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0),
published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license:
https://www.gleif.org/en/lei-data/gleif-golden-copy.
This page reports aggregate counts only. Individual entity names (legal_name)
are never included. To search for a specific entity or LEI, use
search.gleif.org.
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