Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in South Africa
South Africa: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa peaked at 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
South Africa ranks 78th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0326 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0743 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +67.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.06 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0498 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0903 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +79.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0775 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1970 | 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0365 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0566 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.2% |
| 1973 | 0.044 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0251 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0511 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +144.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0832 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +62.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0852 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0466 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0468 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0416 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0355 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0343 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0406 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0212 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 0.026 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.029 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -53.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +156.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0496 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0552 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0592 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0575 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0714 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0842 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0989 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1078 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1203 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1066 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1167 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1239 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1288 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.146 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1274 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1414 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1627 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1486 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1639 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1631 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +156.6% | 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 1978 | +144.1% | 0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0614 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0903 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0432 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0832 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0412 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0852 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0745 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1203 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.105 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.146 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1588 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 75 Bhutan 0.1837 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Botswana 0.1811 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Tunisia 0.1785 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Armenia 0.174 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 India 0.1738 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Mozambique 0.1688 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in South Africa was 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1776 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- South Africa ranks 78th 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 34.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.