Australia vs South Africa: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.71 billion against 54.00 million in South Africa, a difference of 3.66 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 68.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.96 billion | 2.04 million | 1.96 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.65 billion | 28.80 million | 2.62 billion | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 3.71 billion against 54.00 million in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets between Australia and South Africa?
- 3.66 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 6th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Other predetermined short term net drains on foreign currency assets, Up to 1 month (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Centr. 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.