Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP was 50.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in South Africa, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in South Africa is 50.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in South Africa peaked at 50.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2004.
That places South Africa 21st out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.1% | — |
| 2000 | 28.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 18.1% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 27.1% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
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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 gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in South Africa?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in South Africa was 50.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- South Africa ranks 21st out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. 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 Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).