Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in South Africa
South Africa: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in South Africa, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in South Africa is 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in South Africa peaked at 22,034 US dollar per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.82 US dollar per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places South Africa 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in South Africa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.82 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 30.24 US dollar per square kilometre | +118.8% |
| 1993 | 15.29 US dollar per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 1994 | 85.61 US dollar per square kilometre | +460.1% |
| 1995 | 32.09 US dollar per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 1996 | 1,048 US dollar per square kilometre | +3165.6% |
| 1997 | 1,200 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 1,431 US dollar per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 2,611 US dollar per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 2000 | 2,500 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 3,529 US dollar per square kilometre | +41.2% |
| 2002 | 6,637 US dollar per square kilometre | +88.1% |
| 2003 | 13,713 US dollar per square kilometre | +106.6% |
| 2004 | 15,170 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 17,328 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 20,591 US dollar per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 21,515 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 16,732 US dollar per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 17,450 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19,956 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 22,034 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 19,278 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 17,852 US dollar per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 20,631 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 18,675 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 18,815 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 20,411 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 18,681 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 16,656 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 18,213 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 15,569 US dollar per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 15,340 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,608 US dollar per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,195 US dollar per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +3165.6% | 32.09 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,048 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +460.1% | 15.29 US dollar per square kilometre | 85.61 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 718.49 US dollar per square kilometre | 13.82 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,611 US dollar per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 13,516 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,500 US dollar per square kilometre | 21,515 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,299 US dollar per square kilometre | 16,656 US dollar per square kilometre | 22,034 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,730 US dollar per square kilometre | 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,213 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 95 Azerbaijan 16,675 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 96 Ecuador 14,844 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 97 Eswatini 14,592 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 99 Morocco 13,705 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 100 Nigeria 13,187 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 13,116 US dollar per square kilometre compare
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in South Africa?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in South Africa was 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22,034 US dollar per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.82 US dollar per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- South Africa ranks 98th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.