Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in South Africa
South Africa: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 1,172 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 1,172 US dollar per person for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa peaked at 1,172 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.36 US dollar per person, in 1960.
That places South Africa 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.36 US dollar per person | — |
| 1961 | 24.21 US dollar per person | +39.5% |
| 1962 | 41.84 US dollar per person | +72.8% |
| 1963 | 46.73 US dollar per person | +11.7% |
| 1964 | 38.75 US dollar per person | -17.1% |
| 1965 | 34.08 US dollar per person | -12.1% |
| 1966 | 41.53 US dollar per person | +21.8% |
| 1967 | 39.25 US dollar per person | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 73.76 US dollar per person | +87.9% |
| 1969 | 69.08 US dollar per person | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 50.45 US dollar per person | -27.0% |
| 1971 | 37.21 US dollar per person | -26.2% |
| 1972 | 58.75 US dollar per person | +57.9% |
| 1973 | 60.19 US dollar per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 52.75 US dollar per person | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 49.96 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 39.21 US dollar per person | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 35.02 US dollar per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 94.68 US dollar per person | +170.4% |
| 1979 | 183.16 US dollar per person | +93.5% |
| 1980 | 258.07 US dollar per person | +40.9% |
| 1981 | 142.09 US dollar per person | -44.9% |
| 1982 | 127.24 US dollar per person | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 122.12 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 78.44 US dollar per person | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 65.32 US dollar per person | -16.7% |
| 1986 | 69.47 US dollar per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 104.95 US dollar per person | +51.1% |
| 1988 | 68.93 US dollar per person | -34.3% |
| 1989 | 65.94 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 65.6 US dollar per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 86.43 US dollar per person | +31.8% |
| 1992 | 89.96 US dollar per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 80.07 US dollar per person | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 91.07 US dollar per person | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 111.7 US dollar per person | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 48.77 US dollar per person | -56.3% |
| 1997 | 128.01 US dollar per person | +162.5% |
| 1998 | 116.59 US dollar per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 157.75 US dollar per person | +35.3% |
| 2000 | 159.72 US dollar per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 157.07 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 159.06 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 164.32 US dollar per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 300.41 US dollar per person | +82.8% |
| 2005 | 416.81 US dollar per person | +38.7% |
| 2006 | 511.72 US dollar per person | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 651.93 US dollar per person | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 666.49 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 766.96 US dollar per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 837.28 US dollar per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 922.09 US dollar per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 942.63 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 908.73 US dollar per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 883.04 US dollar per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 809.62 US dollar per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 824.8 US dollar per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 880.15 US dollar per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 880.89 US dollar per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 923.85 US dollar per person | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 908.03 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 935.8 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 970.74 US dollar per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 988.74 US dollar per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1,022 US dollar per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 1,172 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 1,172 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,918 US dollar per person, 61% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 1,172 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172.64 US dollar per person, 6.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +170.4% | 35.02 US dollar per person | 94.68 US dollar per person |
| 1997 | +162.5% | 48.77 US dollar per person | 128.01 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.66 US dollar per person | 17.36 US dollar per person | 73.76 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.14 US dollar per person | 35.02 US dollar per person | 183.16 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.26 US dollar per person | 65.32 US dollar per person | 258.07 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.6 US dollar per person | 48.77 US dollar per person | 157.75 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 395.45 US dollar per person | 157.07 US dollar per person | 766.96 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 881.31 US dollar per person | 809.62 US dollar per person | 942.63 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 999.6 US dollar per person | 908.03 US dollar per person | 1,172 US dollar per person | 6 |
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa was 1,172 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,172 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.36 US dollar per person in 1960.
- How does South Africa rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- South Africa ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. 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 Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.