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South Africa: Reserves/Short-term Debt (STD) (IMF)

1.37ratio · 2025+20.0% since 2015

Reserves/Short-term Debt (STD) – “Greenspan-Guidotti” rule of 100% cover of STD is a widely-used standard of adequacy for EMs Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ratio)Note
20251.372
20241.142
20231.214
20221.219
20211.365
20201.236
20190.984
20180.892
20171.049
20160.874
20151.143
20141.146
20131.259
20121.123
20111.411
20101.259
20091.216
20080.998
20070.967
20060.981
20050.918
20040.907
20030.59
20020.598
20010.48
20000.397

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Reserves/Short-term Debt (STD) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-reserves-short-term-debt-std (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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