South Africa’s $21.5 billion SME funding gap is really a data problem
TechCabal | 18.09.2026 16:39
South Africa’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face an estimated R350 billion ($21.5 billion) financing gap. Yet the number of small business funders has doubled, from 148 in 2018 to over 300 in 2025, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a global economic policy research organisation.
