Egypt vs South Africa: Gold reserves at market value
Egypt
13.26 billion SDR
in 2025
South Africa
12.87 billion SDR
in 2025
Egypt rank
30th
South Africa rank
32nd
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 13.26 billion SDR against 12.87 billion SDR in South Africa, a difference of 395.50 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 166 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 168.70 million SDR | 202.93 million SDR | 34.22 million SDR | South Africa |
| 1960s | 137.36 million SDR | 645.04 million SDR | 507.68 million SDR | South Africa |
| 1970s | 322.43 million SDR | 1.73 billion SDR | 1.41 billion SDR | South Africa |
| 1980s | 842.77 million SDR | 2.40 billion SDR | 1.56 billion SDR | South Africa |
| 1990s | 597.10 million SDR | 1.14 billion SDR | 539.12 million SDR | South Africa |
| 2000s | 927.13 million SDR | 1.64 billion SDR | 714.97 million SDR | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.25 billion SDR | 3.69 billion SDR | 1.44 billion SDR | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.66 billion SDR | 7.19 billion SDR | 536.56 million SDR | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 13.26 billion SDR against 12.87 billion SDR in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Egypt and South Africa?
- 395.50 million SDR, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Egypt ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.