India vs South Africa: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

India
0.1738 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
81st
South Africa rank
79th

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • India
  • South Africa
00.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1738 US dollar per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0038 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was India ahead.

India ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 79th of 169 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0757 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.033 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0427 US dollar per US$ of GDP India
2000s 0.1751 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0744 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1007 US dollar per US$ of GDP India
2010s 0.1602 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0341 US dollar per US$ of GDP India
2020s 0.1855 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1588 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0267 US dollar per US$ of GDP India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, India or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1738 US dollar per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between India and South Africa?
0.0038 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do India and South Africa rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
India ranks 81st and South Africa ranks 79th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.