Norway vs South Africa: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Norway
- South Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports -1.09 million against -26.00 million in South Africa, a difference of 24.91 million.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was South Africa ahead.
Norway ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 49th of 56 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -747,534 | 394.25 million | 395.00 million | South Africa |
| 2020s | -274,052 | -93.67 million | 93.39 million | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Norway or South Africa?
- Norway, at -1.09 million against -26.00 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Norway and South Africa?
- 24.91 million, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2025.
- How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Norway ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 49th of 56 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Other foreign currency assets, financial derivatives not included in official reserve assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Author. 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.