The Drakenstein municipal economy, the largest municipality in the Western Cape outside the City of Cape Town, is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in 2018, down from 1.7% growth recorded in 2017. Stellenbosch shrunk from a 1.4% growth rate in 2017 to 0.8% in 2018, while Breede Valley declined from 3.3% in 2017 to 1.1% in 2018.