Italy vs South Africa: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.12 billion against 54.00 million in South Africa, a difference of 1.07 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 20.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was South Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 53 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -817.95 million | 29.87 million | 847.81 million | South Africa |
| 2010s | -5.94 billion | 1.51 million | 5.94 billion | South Africa |
| 2020s | -1.57 billion | 28.80 million | 1.60 billion | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets, Italy or South Africa?
- Italy, at 1.12 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 Italy and South Africa?
- 1.07 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Italy ranks 4th 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.