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South Africa vs United States: Net foreign assets

South Africa
1.43 trillion current LCU
in 2025
United States
1.26 trillion current LCU
in 2025
South Africa rank
51st
United States rank
54th

Net foreign assets over time

  • South Africa
  • United States
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.43 trillion current LCU against 1.26 trillion current LCU in United States, a difference of 168.44 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was United States ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 51st and United States ranks 54th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.