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Google search trends find South Africans are worried about money
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Google Search trend data reveals that over the past year, the top searched questions on Search by South Africans are: “How to save money?”, “When is an old age pension paid?”, “How to invest money?” and “How to make money online?”
A recent survey shows that most South Africans are well informed about their personal financial situations and also worried about their financial future. The annual inflation rate also eased further to a nine-month low of 5.4% in June 2023 while the savings rate of South Africa is ranked below most emerging economies.
These situations seem likely to drive savings-related interests among South Africans.
The question;“what causes inflation in South Africa '', piqued the interests of citizens in the past year in South Africa. "How long does it take for pension to pay-out after resignation", in the past year was a top question that South Africans asked online. “How to save money as a student” and “Which bank had the highest interest rate for fixed deposits” were also top questions that were asked by netizens in South Africa in the past year.
Below is a round-up of the top savings-related searched questions by South Africans in the past year:
Top searched questions on savings, past year in South Africa:
- How to save money?
- How to save money monthly?
- What is a savings account?
- How to save money as a teenager?
- How to open a savings account?
Top searched questions on pensions, past year in South Africa:
- When is an old age pension paid?
- What is a retirement annuity?
- How much is an old age pension?
- How to apply for an old age pension online?
- Who qualifies for an old age pension in South Africa?
Top searched questions on investments, past year in South Africa:
- How to invest money?
- How to invest in property?
- How to invest in bitcoin?
- How to invest in stocks?
- What is investment?
Top searched ‘how to’ questions on money, past year in South Africa:
- How to make money online?
- How to make money fast?
- How to save money?
- How to invest money?
- How to make money from home?
Additional top searches related to savings, past year in South Africa:
- "What causes inflation in South Africa?": Over 700%, increase over the past year in South Africa
- "Why is there inflation?": Over 400%, increase over the past year in South Africa
- "How long does it take for a pension to pay-out after resignation?": Over 1,400% increase over the past year in South Africa
- "How to save money as a student?": Over 650% increase over the past year in South Africa
- "Which bank has the highest interest rate for fixed deposits?": Over 500% increase over the past year in South Africa
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