Reserves in months of imports in South Africa in 2025 — 6.22 months. Ranked 25 in the world out of 87. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 330.1%.
1960–2025 · months of imports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | months | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.22 | +0.55 | +9.76% |
| 2024 | 5.67 | +0.34 | +6.38% |
| 2023 | 5.33 | +0.42 | +8.48% |
| 2022 | 4.91 | −0.65 | −11.67% |
| 2021 | 5.56 | −1.56 | −21.91% |
| 2020 | 7.12 | +1.72 | +31.75% |
| 2019 | 5.41 | +0.59 | +12.35% |
| 2018 | 4.81 | −0.41 | −7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.23 | −0.21 | −3.89% |
| 2016 | 5.44 | +0.71 | +15.09% |
| 2015 | 4.72 | +0.3 | +6.76% |
| 2014 | 4.43 | +0.12 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | −0.03 | −0.63% |
| 2012 | 4.33 | +0.14 | +3.34% |
| 2011 | 4.19 | −0.35 | −7.68% |
| 2010 | 4.54 | −0.59 | −11.43% |
| 2009 | 5.13 | +1.8 | +54.04% |
| 2008 | 3.33 | −0.14 | −3.92% |
| 2007 | 3.46 | +0.23 | +7% |
| 2006 | 3.24 | +0.08 | +2.41% |
| 2005 | 3.16 | +0.47 | +17.54% |
| 2004 | 2.69 | +0.76 | +39.51% |
| 2003 | 1.93 | −0.57 | −22.95% |
| 2002 | 2.5 | +0.05 | +1.98% |
| 2001 | 2.45 | +0.07 | +2.91% |
| 2000 | 2.38 | −0.17 | −6.5% |
| 1999 | 2.55 | +0.79 | +44.75% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | −0.05 | −2.76% |
| 1997 | 1.81 | +1.06 | +141.8% |
| 1996 | 0.75 | −0.68 | −47.71% |
| 1995 | 1.43 | +0.13 | +9.92% |
| 1994 | 1.3 | +0 | +0.14% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | −0.15 | −10.47% |
| 1992 | 1.45 | −0.07 | −4.63% |
| 1991 | 1.52 | +0.33 | +27.59% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | +0.14 | +13.74% |
| 1989 | 1.05 | +0 | +0.25% |
| 1988 | 1.05 | −0.85 | −44.66% |
| 1987 | 1.89 | +0.42 | +28.38% |
| 1986 | 1.47 | +0.1 | +7.31% |
| 1985 | 1.37 | −0.01 | −0.88% |
| 1984 | 1.39 | −0.71 | −33.75% |
| 1983 | 2.09 | +0.13 | +6.55% |
| 1982 | 1.96 | +0.18 | +9.85% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | −1.84 | −50.77% |
| 1980 | 3.63 | −0.22 | −5.68% |
| 1979 | 3.85 | +1.59 | +70.15% |
| 1978 | 2.26 | +0.23 | +11.53% |
| 1977 | 2.03 | −0.08 | −3.72% |
| 1976 | 2.11 | −0.63 | −22.88% |
| 1975 | 2.73 | −1.13 | −29.28% |
| 1974 | 3.86 | −0.1 | −2.47% |
| 1973 | 3.96 | +0.2 | +5.26% |
| 1972 | 3.76 | +2.21 | +142.71% |
| 1971 | 1.55 | −0.81 | −34.22% |
| 1970 | 2.36 | −1.35 | −36.43% |
| 1969 | 3.71 | −1.47 | −28.36% |
| 1968 | 5.18 | +2.79 | +116.88% |
| 1967 | 2.39 | −0.56 | −18.87% |
| 1966 | 2.94 | +0.9 | +44.42% |
| 1965 | 2.04 | −0.69 | −25.38% |
| 1964 | 2.73 | −0.89 | −24.49% |
| 1963 | 3.62 | +0.01 | +0.24% |
| 1962 | 3.61 | +1.39 | +62.54% |
| 1961 | 2.22 | +0.77 | +53.33% |
| 1960 | 1.45 | — | — |
The ratio of international reserves to average monthly imports of goods and services. The commonly accepted minimum benchmark of adequacy is three months of imports; below that level a country becomes vulnerable to external shocks and to a halt in the inflow of capital.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by imports: all of the reserves of a group divided by its average monthly imports. Weighting by population or GDP will not do here — imports are precisely what stands in the denominator of the indicator.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Finance Lending interest rateThe average rate at which banks lend to businesses and households.
Finance Deposit interest rateThe average rate banks pay on deposits.
