Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita was 10.08 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in South Africa, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in South Africa is 10.08 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 358.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in South Africa peaked at 11.12 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1975.
South Africa ranks 75th of 190 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 tranche position, SDR, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.52 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0006 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 2.15 units per person | +363909.0% |
| 1963 | 2.09 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 2.03 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.96 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.54 units per person | +29.3% |
| 1967 | 2.95 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1968 | 2.87 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 7.09 units per person | +146.8% |
| 1970 | 2.26 units per person | -68.1% |
| 1971 | 3.51 units per person | +55.1% |
| 1972 | 3.41 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 3.31 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.26 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 4.34 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 3.51 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 2.14 units per person | +225126.3% |
| 1984 | 2.06 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | +93.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per person | +94.2% |
| 1990 | 0.001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per person | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per person | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 units per person | +148.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 units per person | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.014 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 units per person | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 units per person | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0283 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0343 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0348 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.17 units per person | +3275.7% |
| 2014 | 1.54 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2 units per person | +42.6% |
| 2016 | 7.34 units per person | +233.8% |
| 2017 | 7.12 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.87 units per person | +38.6% |
| 2019 | 11.12 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 10.77 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.61 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 10.46 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 10.32 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 10.19 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 10.08 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.52 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 7.09 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.58 units per person | 0 units per person | 3.51 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 units per person | 0 units per person | 4.34 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0283 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.05 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 11.12 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 units per person | 10.08 units per person | 10.77 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 tranche position, sdr, per capita in South Africa?
- Reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in South Africa was 10.08 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 11.12 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1975.
- How does South Africa rank for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 358.3%. 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 tranche position, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve tranche position, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve tranche position, SDR 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 tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.