Total central bank assets (USD billion) - South Africa - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Central bank total assets (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In South Africa, the total assets held by the central bank were 72.12 billion US dollars in July 2025, compared to 71.53 in the previous month. This constitutes a gain of 0.82 percent.
Sample. There are 739 observations in the monthly time series shown in the plot above. The time span covered by the series is from January 1964 to July 2025.
History. Here are some summary statistics calculated on the full sample: assets reached their minimum of 0.76 billion US dollars in October 1965; they reached their highest level of 72.12 in July 2025; they had an average value of 21.52.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollar billion |
|---|---|
| 2025-05-31 | 71.14 |
| 2025-06-30 | 71.53 |
| 2025-07-31 | 72.12 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Total central bank assets in USD, adjusted to be comparable across time and countries |
| Country | South Africa |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Assets (balance-sheet item) |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollar billion |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level (adjusted for breaks) |
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