Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in South Africa
South Africa: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.6505 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in South Africa, 1992–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.6505 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2024.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Africa peaked at 0.7994 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.105, in 1996.
South Africa ranks 41st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2101 | 0.105 | 0.3684 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.3662 | 0.1844 | 0.6417 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5415 | 0.4759 | 0.6301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6446 | 0.5539 | 0.7994 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Africa?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in South Africa was 0.6505 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7994 in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 in 1996.
- How does South Africa rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- South Africa ranks 41st out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.