Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa
South Africa: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 26.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 26.3% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa peaked at 26.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 127th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +25.7% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -15.9% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 6.9% | 19.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 17.4% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.0% | 26.3% | 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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in South Africa was 26.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- South Africa ranks 127th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.