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

Brazil
38,656 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
39,064 US dollar per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
105th
South Africa rank
104th

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

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 39,064 US dollar per square kilometre against 38,656 US dollar per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 408 US dollar per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 163 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 12,185 US dollar per square kilometre 14,947 US dollar per square kilometre 2,763 US dollar per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 41,553 US dollar per square kilometre 33,872 US dollar per square kilometre 7,680 US dollar per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 38,601 US dollar per square kilometre 37,350 US dollar per square kilometre 1,251 US dollar per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 39,064 US dollar per square kilometre against 38,656 US dollar per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Brazil and South Africa?
408 US dollar per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
Brazil ranks 105th and South Africa ranks 104th of 163 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 square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
US dollar per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 4,024 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.