Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in South Africa
South Africa: Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF was 13.81 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 13.81 US dollar per person for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 258.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in South Africa peaked at 15.88 US dollar per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per person, in 1975.
South Africa ranks 68th of 163 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, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF in South Africa, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.52 US dollar per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 US dollar per person | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 2.15 US dollar per person | +363909.0% |
| 1963 | 2.09 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.03 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.96 US dollar per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.54 US dollar per person | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 2.95 US dollar per person | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 2.87 US dollar per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 7.09 US dollar per person | +146.8% |
| 1970 | 2.26 US dollar per person | -68.1% |
| 1971 | 3.81 US dollar per person | +68.4% |
| 1972 | 3.7 US dollar per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 4 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 3.99 US dollar per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0 US dollar per person | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 US dollar per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 US dollar per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 US dollar per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 US dollar per person | — |
| 1980 | 5.54 US dollar per person | — |
| 1981 | 4.09 US dollar per person | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.001 US dollar per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 2.24 US dollar per person | +213660.7% |
| 1984 | 2.02 US dollar per person | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0 US dollar per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 US dollar per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0008 US dollar per person | +124.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 US dollar per person | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 US dollar per person | +89.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 US dollar per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 US dollar per person | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 US dollar per person | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 US dollar per person | +22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 US dollar per person | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.003 US dollar per person | +41.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0028 US dollar per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 US dollar per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 US dollar per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 US dollar per person | +135.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 US dollar per person | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 US dollar per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0155 US dollar per person | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0182 US dollar per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.02 US dollar per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 US dollar per person | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0376 US dollar per person | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0405 US dollar per person | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0444 US dollar per person | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0527 US dollar per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2 US dollar per person | +2181.2% |
| 2013 | 3.05 US dollar per person | +153.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3 US dollar per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3.86 US dollar per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 11.26 US dollar per person | +192.0% |
| 2017 | 11.07 US dollar per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 14.41 US dollar per person | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 15.88 US dollar per person | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 15.86 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.03 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 13.99 US dollar per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 13.86 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.29 US dollar per person | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 13.81 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 US dollar per person | 0.0006 US dollar per person | 7.09 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 US dollar per person | 0 US dollar per person | 4 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 US dollar per person | 0 US dollar per person | 5.54 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 US dollar per person | 0.0014 US dollar per person | 0.0033 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0233 US dollar per person | 0.0074 US dollar per person | 0.0444 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 US dollar per person | 0.0475 US dollar per person | 15.88 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.31 US dollar per person | 13.29 US dollar per person | 15.86 US dollar per person | 6 |
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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 reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in South Africa?
- Reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf in South Africa was 13.81 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.88 US dollar per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per person in 1975.
- How does South Africa rank for reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf?
- South Africa ranks 68th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, reserve position in the imf, adjusted using imf rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 258.2%. 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, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, 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, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, 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.