Australia vs South Africa: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.80 billion against 3.45 billion in South Africa, a difference of 1.35 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 82 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 138.12 million | 74.19 million | 63.93 million | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.77 billion | 1.42 billion | 1.35 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.28 billion | 2.94 billion | 1.34 billion | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 4.80 billion against 3.45 billion in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in between Australia and South Africa?
- 1.35 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- Australia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 26th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies not in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.