| Agency Name: | Department of Economic Development |
| Type: | department |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of South Africa |
| Headquarters: | The DTI Campus, 77 Meintjies Street, Pretoria |
| Coordinates: | -25.7506°N 28.2°W |
| Employees: | 45 (2010/11) |
| Budget: | R595 million (2011/12) |
| Minister1 Name: | Ebrahim Patel |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Economic Development |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Madala Masuku[1] |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Minister of Economic Development |
| Chief1 Name: | Prof Richard Levin |
| Chief1 Position: | Director-General: Economic Development |
| Agency Type: | Department |
| Child1 Agency: | Competition Commission |
| Child2 Agency: | Competition Tribunal |
| Child3 Agency: | Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)[2] |
| Child4 Agency: | International Trade Administration Commission |
| Child5 Agency: | Khula Enterprise Finance |
| Child6 Agency: | South African Micro-finance Apex Fund |
The Department of Economic Development was the department of the South African government responsible for economic policy, economic planning and economic development. It was established in 2009 after the election of President Jacob Zuma.
From 2009 to 2019, the Minister of Economic Development was Ebrahim Patel and his deputy is Madala Masuku. In the 2011/12 budget the department had a budget of R595 million and a staff complement of 45 civil servants.[3]