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South Africa Highest Reserves in Months of Imports

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7.1 in 2020

Total reserves in months of imports · World Bank

The highest reserves in months of imports in South Africa was 7.1 in 2020. The top 5 years were: 2020 (7.1), 2024 (5.7), 2021 (5.6), 2016 (5.4), 2019 (5.4).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

South Africa Top 5 Highest Reserves in Months of Imports Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2020	7.1
2nd	2024	5.7
3rd	2021	5.6
4th	2016	5.4
5th	2019	5.4

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	7.1	+1.7	58th
2025	4.8	−0.9	60th
2024	5.7	+0.3	40th
2023	5.3	+0.4	54th
2022	4.9	−0.6	59th
2021	5.6	−1.6	69th
2019	5.4	+0.6	55th
2018	4.8	−0.4	63rd
2017	5.2	−0.2	63rd
2016	5.4	+0.7	59th
2015	4.7	+0.3	64th
2014	4.4	+0.1	66th
2013	4.3	−0.0	75th
2012	4.3	+0.1	71st
2011	4.2	−0.3	67th
2010	4.5	−0.6	80th
2009	5.1	+1.8	70th
1968	5.2	+2.8	1st
2008	3.3	−0.1	74th
2007	3.5	+0.2	87th
2006	3.2	+0.1	82nd
2005	3.2	+0.5	73rd
1980	3.6	−0.2	41st
1979	3.9	+1.6	46th
1974	3.9	−0.1	10th
1973	4.0	+0.2	11th
1972	3.8	+2.2	8th
1969	3.7	−1.5	1st
2004	2.7	+0.8	97th
1966	2.9	+0.9	2nd
1963	3.6	+0.0	1st
1962	3.6	+1.4	1st
2003	1.9	−0.6	113th
2002	2.5	+0.0	94th
2001	2.5	+0.1	82nd
2000	2.4	−0.2	81st
1999	2.5	+0.8	82nd
1998	1.8	−0.1	99th
1997	1.8	+1.1	99th
1975	2.7	−1.1	22nd
1964	2.7	−0.9	2nd
1996	0.7	−0.7	131st
1995	1.4	+0.1	109th
1994	1.3	+0.0	105th
1993	1.3	−0.2	103rd
1992	1.5	−0.1	92nd
1991	1.5	+0.3	87th
1990	1.2	+0.1	93rd
1989	1.1	+0.0	97th
1988	1.0	−0.8	99th
1987	1.9	+0.4	80th
1986	1.5	+0.1	89th
1985	1.4	−0.0	80th
1984	1.4	−0.7	77th
1983	2.1	+0.1	65th
1982	2.0	+0.2	63rd
1981	1.8	−1.8	64th
1978	2.3	+0.2	60th
1977	2.0	−0.1	60th
1976	2.1	−0.6	45th
1971	1.6	−0.8	13th
1970	2.4	−1.4	5th
1967	2.4	−0.6	3rd
1965	2.0	−0.7	3rd
1961	2.2	+0.8	3rd
1960	1.4	–	3rd

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