International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Southern Africa

International reserves in Southern Africa in 2024 — 73,790,577,593 US$. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 3,139%.

2024 73.79B US$ +3.15% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 73.79B US$2024
Period minimum 2.21B US$1977

Trend over time

1976–2024 · US$

International reserves — Southern Africa, 1976–2024020B40B60B80B197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 2,278,218,703 US$1977: 2,210,743,304 US$1978: 2,896,244,104 US$1979: 5,944,640,278 US$1980: 8,431,311,319 US$1981: 4,735,454,787 US$1982: 4,343,762,555 US$1983: 4,330,119,821 US$1984: 3,093,460,633 US$1985: 2,782,526,661 US$1986: 3,572,353,296 US$1987: 5,670,609,273 US$1988: 4,617,100,429 US$1989: 5,215,465,423 US$1990: 6,203,279,877 US$1991: 7,192,185,901 US$1992: 7,517,406,291 US$1993: 7,627,220,378 US$1994: 8,568,547,664 US$1995: 10,134,959,248 US$1996: 8,277,041,157 US$1997: 12,749,425,089 US$1998: 12,642,670,211 US$1999: 14,906,483,956 US$2000: 15,049,796,686 US$2001: 14,416,623,690 US$2002: 14,296,051,812 US$2003: 14,556,928,587 US$2004: 21,717,800,894 US$2005: 28,008,630,089 US$2006: 35,066,263,094 US$2007: 45,382,120,050 US$2008: 46,205,423,562 US$2009: 52,818,650,276 US$2010: 55,642,768,808 US$2011: 60,121,240,282 US$2012: 61,802,373,754 US$2013: 60,768,102,297 US$2014: 60,393,568,033 US$2015: 56,666,820,428 US$2016: 57,692,132,332 US$2017: 61,866,412,993 US$2018: 61,617,983,132 US$2019: 64,489,659,062 US$2020: 63,396,285,915 US$2021: 66,533,167,017 US$2022: 68,859,156,469 US$2023: 71,537,142,282 US$2024: 73,790,577,593 US$
Change over the period: +71.51B (+3,138.96%) Average annual rate: 7.51 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 73.79B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
International reserves — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 73.79B +2.25B +3.15%
2023 71.54B +2.68B +3.89%
2022 68.86B +2.33B +3.5%
2021 66.53B +3.14B +4.95%
2020 63.4B −1.09B −1.7%
2019 64.49B +2.87B +4.66%
2018 61.62B −248M −0.4%
2017 61.87B +4.17B +7.24%
2016 57.69B +1.03B +1.81%
2015 56.67B −3.73B −6.17%
2014 60.39B −375M −0.62%
2013 60.77B −1.03B −1.67%
2012 61.8B +1.68B +2.8%
2011 60.12B +4.48B +8.05%
2010 55.64B +2.82B +5.35%
2009 52.82B +6.61B +14.31%
2008 46.21B +823M +1.81%
2007 45.38B +10.32B +29.42%
2006 35.07B +7.06B +25.2%
2005 28.01B +6.29B +28.97%
2004 21.72B +7.16B +49.19%
2003 14.56B +261M +1.82%
2002 14.3B −121M −0.84%
2001 14.42B −633M −4.21%
2000 15.05B +143M +0.96%
1999 14.91B +2.26B +17.91%
1998 12.64B −107M −0.84%
1997 12.75B +4.47B +54.03%
1996 8.28B −1.86B −18.33%
1995 10.13B +1.57B +18.28%
1994 8.57B +941M +12.34%
1993 7.63B +110M +1.46%
1992 7.52B +325M +4.52%
1991 7.19B +989M +15.94%
1990 6.2B +988M +18.94%
1989 5.22B +598M +12.96%
1988 4.62B −1.05B −18.58%
1987 5.67B +2.1B +58.74%
1986 3.57B +790M +28.39%
1985 2.78B −311M −10.05%
1984 3.09B −1.24B −28.56%
1983 4.33B −13.64M −0.31%
1982 4.34B −392M −8.27%
1981 4.74B −3.7B −43.83%
1980 8.43B +2.49B +41.83%
1979 5.94B +3.05B +105.25%
1978 2.9B +686M +31.01%
1977 2.21B −67.48M −2.96%
1976 2.28B

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.