Liquid liabilities to GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 69.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in South Africa, 1965–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in South Africa stood at 69.9%. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in South Africa peaked at 69.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2004.
That places South Africa 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 51.1% | — |
| 1966 | 51.2% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 49.3% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 51.7% | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 51.4% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 51.0% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 50.1% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 52.4% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 53.2% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 51.3% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 51.6% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 47.6% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 46.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 48.9% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 47.8% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 48.9% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 41.5% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 47.4% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 47.4% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.9% | 49.3% | 51.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 50.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.2% | 41.5% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 34.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 47.6% | 69.9% | 2 |
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- 82 Hungary 72.0% compare
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More financial sector data for South Africa
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 95,301 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 141.22 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 12.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 37.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 42.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 55.51 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 55.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 855.88 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in South Africa?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in South Africa was 69.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2004.
- How does South Africa rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- South Africa ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.