Mexico vs South Africa: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)

Mexico
0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Mexico rank
90th
South Africa rank
89th

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Mexico, a difference of 0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 89th of 164 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0652 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP Mexico
2010s 0.1292 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1053 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0239 US dollar per US$ of GDP Mexico
2020s 0.1259 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1187 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0072 US dollar per US$ of GDP Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.1201 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Mexico and South Africa?
0.0003 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
Mexico ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 89th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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
164 places, 4,299 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.