South Africa vs Upper middle income: IMF repurchases and charges

South Africa
2.41 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
Upper middle income
25.07 billion TDS, current US$
in 2024
South Africa rank
5th
Upper middle income rank
3rd

IMF repurchases and charges over time

  • South Africa
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 25.07 billion TDS, current US$ against 2.41 billion TDS, current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 22.66 billion TDS, current US$.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 10.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 122 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 171.48 million TDS, current US$ 5.47 billion TDS, current US$ 5.30 billion TDS, current US$ Upper middle income
2000s 8.08 million TDS, current US$ 17.15 billion TDS, current US$ 17.14 billion TDS, current US$ Upper middle income
2010s 4.91 million TDS, current US$ 4.75 billion TDS, current US$ 4.75 billion TDS, current US$ Upper middle income
2020s 712.96 million TDS, current US$ 19.16 billion TDS, current US$ 18.45 billion TDS, current US$ Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf repurchases and charges, South Africa or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 25.07 billion TDS, current US$ against 2.41 billion TDS, current US$ in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imf repurchases and charges between South Africa and Upper middle income?
22.66 billion TDS, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Upper middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Upper middle income rank globally for imf repurchases and charges?
South Africa ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IMF repurchases and charges (TDS, current US$)
Unit
TDS, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 5,761 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

IMF repurchases are total repayments of outstanding drawings from the General Resources Account during the year specified, excluding repayments due in the reserve tranche. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche. Data are in current U.S. dollars.