Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa
South Africa: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -1.30 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa is -1.30 billion, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 51.2% on the previous year and down 1,123.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa peaked at -57.00 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1.31 billion, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 48th of 74 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -582.00 million | — |
| 2008 | -837.00 million | +43.8% |
| 2009 | -91.00 million | -89.1% |
| 2010 | -79.00 million | -13.2% |
| 2011 | -78.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | -68.00 million | -12.8% |
| 2013 | -57.00 million | -16.2% |
| 2014 | -92.00 million | +61.4% |
| 2015 | -106.00 million | +15.2% |
| 2016 | -128.00 million | +20.8% |
| 2017 | -194.00 million | +51.6% |
| 2018 | -833.00 million | +329.4% |
| 2019 | -327.00 million | -60.7% |
| 2020 | -1.31 billion | +300.3% |
| 2021 | -351.00 million | -73.2% |
| 2022 | -606.00 million | +72.6% |
| 2023 | -856.00 million | +41.3% |
| 2024 | -858.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -1.30 billion | +51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -503.33 million | -837.00 million | -91.00 million | 3 |
| 2010s | -196.20 million | -833.00 million | -57.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -879.50 million | -1.31 billion | -351.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More external debt data for South Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -15.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2407 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 444.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 910.75 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -109.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 53.54 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 7.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in South Africa was -1.30 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -57.00 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 billion in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,123.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Contingent liabilities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.