Mutual fund assets to GDP in South Africa
South Africa: Mutual fund assets to GDP was 61.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mutual fund assets to GDP in South Africa, 2000–2020
Source: World Bank - Non banking financial database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mutual fund assets to gdp in South Africa is 61.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutual fund assets to gdp in South Africa peaked at 61.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2001.
That places South Africa 16th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mutual fund assets to GDP in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +51.6% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +48.3% |
| 2010 | 37.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 12.0% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 30.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
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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 mutual fund assets to gdp in South Africa?
- Mutual fund assets to gdp in South Africa was 61.5% in 2020, according to World Bank - Non banking financial database.
- What is the highest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mutual fund assets to gdp recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2001.
- How does South Africa rank for mutual fund assets to gdp?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mutual fund assets to gdp rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank - Non banking financial database, published as part of Mutual fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data taken from a variety of sources such as Investment Company Institute and national sources.