South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2001 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 11.336 % in Sep 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.741 % for Jun 2025
  • South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 9.399 % from Mar 2001 to Sep 2025, with 99 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.002 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 3.099 % in Dec 2003
  • South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. South African Reserve Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Statistics South Africa provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View South Africa's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Mar 2001 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was South Africa's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 11.336 % in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.336 Sep 2025 11.741 Jun 2025 3.099 Dec 2003 13.002 Dec 2020 % quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.234 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.697 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 15.307 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 2.201 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 0.740 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.272 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 5.403 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 0.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.127 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 14.379 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 5.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 34.273 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Canada (%) 4.225 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 12.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 6.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 14.741 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.679 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 42.386 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 19.968 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.342 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 3.955 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 1.750 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 3.176 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
France (%) 0.961 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 9.672 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 0.704 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 3.623 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.369 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 17.985 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 16.611 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
India (%) 3.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Ireland (%) 0.659 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 38.890 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 2.104 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 26.562 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.861 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 8.977 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 12.631 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 11.239 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 8.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 8.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 7.448 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.351 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.045 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 58.945 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 25.584 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 52.267 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 12.673 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 26.930 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 19.853 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 22.085 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 0.684 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 9.190 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.359 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 14.767 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 15.648 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 19.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 4.744 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 19.717 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 24.077 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 19.371 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.978 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 18.731 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 15.133 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 17.967 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 27.055 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 66.529 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.375 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.888 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 3.470 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.102 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 89.325 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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South Africa Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -2,074.545 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 7,936.612 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 344,441.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZAR bn) 3,154.888 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZAR bn) 8,498.322 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (ZAR bn) 2,698.262 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
National Govt Revenue (ZAR mn) 121,210.503 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Balance (ZAR mn) -35,831.958 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Expenditure (ZAR mn) 157,042.461 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
National Govt Debt: Gross (ZAR mn) 5,616,629.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
National Govt Debt: Gross: Domestic (ZAR mn) 5,020,420.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
National Govt Debt: Gross: Foreign (ZAR mn) 596,210.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.612 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 902.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 11,126.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.5 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,009,708.684 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 442,504.662 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 132,965.428 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 10,224.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.3 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,925,184.932 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 614,332.956 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 833.178 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 667.148 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 1,239.717 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 2,432.048 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2025
Exports: China (ZAR) 20,188,540,485.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Exports (ZAR mn) 192,183.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 41,134.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 10,482.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Base Metals (ZAR mn) 14,996.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 13,551.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Natural Pearls and Precious Metal (ZAR mn) 305,021.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports (ZAR mn) 176,602.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Mineral Products (ZAR mn) 31,851.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Vehicles (ZAR mn) 18,113.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (ZAR mn) 38,197.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Chemical Products (ZAR mn) 19,218.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Imports: Textiles (ZAR mn) 6,748.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 7,490,577,062.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Japan (ZAR) 8,267,784,079.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: Germany (ZAR) 8,692,692,113.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Exports: United States (ZAR) 9,767,948,909.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Germany (ZAR) 11,161,878,827.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: United Kingdom (ZAR) 2,510,755,108.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: China (ZAR) 37,882,799,630.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: United States (ZAR) 11,908,775,286.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Imports: Japan (ZAR) 3,541,254,586.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.922 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 152.554 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -1,296.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -1,131.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -4,017.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,796.487 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 2,132.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,664.114 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 179,244.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 42.0 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 39,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.2 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -10.737 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 139,694.760 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 34,789.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 109,064.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -12,053.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net (ZAR mn) 13,914.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) -132,566.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 72,748.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 45,589.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Net: Assets (ZAR mn) 35,472.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 466,372.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Transfers Account (ZAR mn) 63.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 17,153.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net (ZAR mn) -65,364.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 53,866.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment (PI): Net (ZAR mn) 81,061.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) 67,202.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account (ZAR mn) 39,054.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 475,890.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 93,592.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net (ZAR mn) -7,215.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -43,636.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives: Net: Financial Assets (ZAR mn) 36,421.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Reserve Assets (ZAR mn) 16,658.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2024
BoP: Financial Account: Net Direct Investment: Liabilities (ZAR mn) -8,219.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2018
BoP: Financial Account: PI: Liabilities: Equity & Investment Fund Shares (ZAR mn) -15,687.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2018
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Services (ZAR mn) 369,115.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Less Payments: Income (ZAR mn) 362,004.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Current Transfers (ZAR mn) -38,306.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Less Imports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,799,965.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: Current Account (CA) (ZAR mn) -31,632.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Services (ZAR mn) 307,189.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Net Gold (ZAR mn) 196,594.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Receipts: Income (ZAR mn) 197,699.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
BoP: saar: CA: Exports: Merchandise (ZAR mn) 1,836,276.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2024
Foreign Investment: Direct (ZAR mn) 1,925,533.000 2017 yearly 1956 - 2017
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 17,738.489 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,909.458 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 273,622.080 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 48,353.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 11.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 16,210.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 357,350.992 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.2 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1987 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 350,831.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 8.500 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 136.004 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 270.817 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 172,284.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 336,320.994 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.02 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 67.96 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3: sa (ZAR mn) 5,783,956.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3 (ZAR mn) 5,781,667.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3: M2 (ZAR mn) 4,742,199.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Monetary Base (ZAR mn) 500,340.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M3: M2: M1 (ZAR mn) 2,875,410.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1965 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets (USD mn) 65,876.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (USD mn) 5,335.000 Jan 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2019
Gold & Other Foreign Reserves: Memorandum Items: Gross (USD mn) 50,582.00 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 1981 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -11.6 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2000 - Nov 2025
Purchasing Managers' Index (NA) 46.005 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Feb 2025
Business Confidence Index: Quarterly: Manufacturers (%) 34.000 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Mar 2025
Business Confidence Index (2020=100) 121.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Composite Leading Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 105.88 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Apr 2018
Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 102.50 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Composite Lagging Index: sa: 2015=100: Domestic (2015=100) 94.64 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2018
Building & Construction Survey: Composite Confidence (%) 24.500 Mar 2019 quarterly Jun 1986 - Mar 2019
ZA: Ease of Doing Business Rank: 1=Most Business-friendly Regulations (NA) 84.000 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019

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