Italy vs South Africa: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Italy
0.1683 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy rank
82nd
South Africa rank
79th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time
- Italy
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1683 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Africa ahead.
Italy ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 79th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0568 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0417 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0151 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0519 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0418 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0744 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 US dollar per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 US dollar per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1199 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0389 US dollar per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
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, Italy or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1683 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Italy and South Africa?
- 0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Italy ranks 82nd 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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About this data
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.