Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in South Africa
South Africa: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF was 6.87 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in South Africa, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in South Africa stood at 6.87 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 512.7% on the previous year and up 257.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in South Africa peaked at 715.75 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -98.67 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places South Africa 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -98.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | -95.84 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1976 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -203.6% |
| 1977 | -0.4103 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 1978 | 6.52 % change on previous year | -1688.7% |
| 1979 | -34.6 % change on previous year | -630.7% |
| 1980 | 41.3 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 1981 | 184.29 % change on previous year | +346.2% |
| 1982 | -18.69 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 1983 | -73.86 % change on previous year | +295.1% |
| 1984 | -92.01 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 1985 | -75.47 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1986 | -97.82 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1988 | -34.01 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1989 | 59.91 % change on previous year | -276.1% |
| 1990 | 32.22 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1991 | -25.22 % change on previous year | -178.3% |
| 1992 | -94.35 % change on previous year | +274.1% |
| 1994 | -89.72 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 294.23 % change on previous year | -427.9% |
| 1996 | -75.97 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1997 | 682.38 % change on previous year | -998.2% |
| 1999 | 55.18 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7244 % change on previous year | -98.7% |
| 2001 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -579.4% |
| 2002 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -338.5% |
| 2003 | 9.31 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 2005 | -7.95 % change on previous year | -275.7% |
| 2006 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 2007 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2008 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2009 | 715.75 % change on previous year | -28712.3% |
| 2010 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3105 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1078 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2016 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 2014 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -3036.7% |
| 2015 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 2016 | -19.03 % change on previous year | +337.1% |
| 2017 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -131.3% |
| 2018 | -2.28 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3957 % change on previous year | -82.7% |
| 2020 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -1166.5% |
| 2021 | 186.97 % change on previous year | +4330.9% |
| 2022 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1858 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2024 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -996.2% |
| 2025 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -512.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -31.88 % change on previous year | -98.67 % change on previous year | 6.52 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1980s | -11.82 % change on previous year | -97.82 % change on previous year | 184.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | 97.34 % change on previous year | -94.35 % change on previous year | 682.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.51 % change on previous year | -7.95 % change on previous year | 715.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -19.03 % change on previous year | 5.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.95 % change on previous year | -4.87 % change on previous year | 186.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 30 Republic of Korea 7.89 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Slovenia 7.24 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Sweden 7.01 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Israel 6.58 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Austria 6.39 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Japan 6.37 % change on previous year compare
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, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in South Africa?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in South Africa was 6.87 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 715.75 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -98.67 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does South Africa rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 257.9%. 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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.