South Africa - Total reserves

Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)

The latest value for Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) in South Africa was $57,597,150,000 as of 2021. Over the past 61 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $57,597,150,000 in 2021 and $272,204,000 in 1960.

Definition: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $272,204,000
1961 $394,839,500
1962 $647,247,500
1963 $774,940,000
1964 $706,829,200
1965 $600,866,800
1966 $834,478,000
1967 $781,748,000
1968 $1,716,029,000
1969 $1,404,632,000
1970 $1,056,681,000
1971 $777,286,700
1972 $1,772,586,000
1973 $2,580,499,000
1974 $3,780,673,000
1975 $2,978,267,000
1976 $2,132,510,000
1977 $2,019,344,000
1978 $2,635,701,000
1979 $5,569,820,000
1980 $7,888,264,000
1981 $4,359,000,000
1982 $3,944,051,000
1983 $3,794,712,000
1984 $2,510,957,000
1985 $1,897,240,000
1986 $2,254,162,000
1987 $3,462,963,000
1988 $2,203,671,000
1989 $2,194,854,000
1990 $2,582,983,000
1991 $3,186,552,000
1992 $3,207,729,000
1993 $2,879,215,000
1994 $3,294,868,000
1995 $4,463,557,000
1996 $2,341,015,000
1997 $5,957,313,000
1998 $5,508,053,000
1999 $7,496,680,000
2000 $7,702,061,000
2001 $7,626,857,000
2002 $7,816,785,000
2003 $8,154,089,000
2004 $14,886,240,000
2005 $20,624,460,000
2006 $25,593,360,000
2007 $32,919,400,000
2008 $34,070,370,000
2009 $39,602,640,000
2010 $43,819,540,000
2011 $48,748,260,000
2012 $50,688,080,000
2013 $49,708,180,000
2014 $49,121,570,000
2015 $45,887,070,000
2016 $47,180,130,000
2017 $50,722,890,000
2018 $51,642,040,000
2019 $55,055,890,000
2020 $55,008,490,000
2021 $57,597,150,000

Total reserves (% of total external debt)

Total reserves (% of total external debt) in South Africa was 32.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 49.49 in 2009, while its lowest value was 8.99 in 1996.

Definition: International reserves to total external debt stocks.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1994 15.20
1995 17.60
1996 8.99
1997 19.45
1998 21.17
1999 29.15
2000 28.88
2001 29.70
2002 22.27
2003 21.50
2004 34.93
2005 48.70
2006 45.21
2007 46.39
2008 47.20
2009 49.49
2010 40.41
2011 40.94
2012 34.27
2013 35.12
2014 34.49
2015 36.79
2016 32.77
2017 29.00
2018 29.66
2019 29.70
2020 32.21

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments