Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in South Africa
South Africa: Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in South Africa, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 for assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in South Africa peaked at 856.79 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2021.
That places South Africa 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.16 million | — |
| 2002 | 8.10 million | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 15.34 million | +89.5% |
| 2004 | 14.29 million | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 19.24 million | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 13.62 million | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 12.29 million | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 7.92 million | -35.6% |
| 2009 | 9.85 million | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 11.09 million | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 8.85 million | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 7.84 million | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 6.25 million | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 5.55 million | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 4.03 million | -27.5% |
| 2016 | 4.46 million | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 4.78 million | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 22.92 million | +379.3% |
| 2019 | 3.90 million | -83.0% |
| 2020 | 856.79 million | +21860.3% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.87 million | 6.16 million | 19.24 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.97 million | 3.90 million | 22.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.80 million | 0 | 856.79 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 142 Montenegro 11,512 compare
- 143 Republic of Moldova 5,909 compare
- 144 Cambodia 2,212 compare
- 145 Anguilla 0
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 145 Botswana 0 compare
- 145 Central African Republic 0
- 145 Cameroon 0
- 145 Comoros 0 compare
- 145 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 145 Djibouti 0 compare
- 145 Dominica 0
- 145 Gabon 0
- 145 Georgia 0 compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 145 Grenada 0
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 145 Kosovo 0 compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 0
- 145 Lesotho 0 compare
- 145 Montserrat 0
- 145 Nepal 0
- 145 Oman 0
- 145 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 145 Chad 0
- 145 Timor-Leste 0 compare
- 145 Uzbekistan 0 compare
- 145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
More financial sector data for South Africa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in South Africa?
- Assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on in South Africa was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 856.79 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on?
- South Africa ranks 145th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is assets, other foreign assets, international liquidity, claims on rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Assets, Other Foreign Assets, International Liquidity, Claims on Nonresidents, Foreign Currency (CBS) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Central Bank dataset offers an analytical perspective on the central bank’s balance sheet, focusing on the monetary base and the central bank’s financial relationships with other economic sectors and nonresidents.