Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa
South Africa: Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central was 99.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
35th
of 183 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2010
All-time low
91.8%
in 1981
Years of data
56
1965–2021
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa, 1965–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa is 99.0%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa peaked at 99.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1981.
That places South Africa 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 97.3% | — |
| 1966 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 92.6% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 92.2% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 94.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 92.0% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 94.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 98.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 96.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 97.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 96.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.5%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.4% | 95.7% | 97.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 94.0% | 92.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 91.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.7% | 95.1% | 98.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 93.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa?
- Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Africa was 99.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1981.
- How does South Africa rank for deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central?
- South Africa ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics (IFS lines 12 and 22, a-d).