Financial Sector in South Africa 503 indicators covering financial sector for South Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the 6.6% 2021 up 28.7% 113th Automated teller machines (ATMs) 45.96 per 100,000 adults 2024 down 27.6% 85th External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 16.0% 2021 up 13.5% 114th External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 9.4% 2021 up 4.8% 98th Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 5.08 % change on previous year 2025 down 73.5% 48th Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 51,522 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 26.0% 110th Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 98.75 million 2024 down 92.7% 92nd Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using 1.04 billion 2024 up 122.2% 32nd Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -7.89 billion 2024 up 16.3% 167th Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) -2.50 billion 2024 up 20.8% 169th Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -3.93 billion 2024 down 7,198.3% 163rd Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 143.00 billion 2024 up 18.7% 42nd Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.58 billion 2024 up 85.9% 160th Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 11.74 billion 2024 up 301.8% 33rd Goods, Credit/Revenue 111.56 billion 2024 up 19.6% 36th Primary income, Credit/Revenue 10.71 billion 2024 up 41.4% 46th Services, Credit/Revenue 16.11 billion 2024 down 6.3% 59th Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 6.14 billion 2024 up 158.8% 35th Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 25.8% 2024 down 2.0% 36th Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 4.62 billion 2024 up 86.2% 67th Reserve assets, Monetary gold 17.49 billion US dollar 2025 up 307.6% 25th Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 387,549 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 19.2% 89th Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 13.39 million 2024 down 38.5% 111th Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 17.10 million 2024 down 55.4% 139th Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 51.29 billion US dollar 2025 up 31.7% 6th Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 1.55 billion 2024 up 1,144.2% 62nd Other investment, Trade credits and advances 171.93 million US dollar 2011 down 75.5% 103rd Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets -1.26 billion 2024 down 116.4% 184th Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 20.73 billion US dollar 2025 up 203.5% 31st International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 499.92 billion 2024 up 25.0% 37th Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 51,522 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 25.8% 110th Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 39,064 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 13.0% 104th Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 4,863 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 114.2% 81st Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 99.0% 2021 up 0.4% 35th Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 13,798 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 22.7% 98th Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 1.40 trillion current US$ 2025 up 90.0% 14th Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 327.2% 2025 up 54.2% 2nd Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 2.87 billion 2024 up 360.7% 23rd Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 3.71 billion 2024 up 65.2% 38th Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 4,863 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 114.2% 77th Real effective exchange rate index 73.68 2010 = 100 2025 down 1.9% 93rd Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 152.22 billion Domestic currency 2025 up 50.6% 70th Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 25.21 billion 2008 — 39th Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 2.9% 2019 up 12.8% 12th Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 8.5% 2025 down 28.6% 50th Broad Money 5.87 trillion Domestic currency 2025 up 97.4% 43rd Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 5th Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 15th Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2025 — 10th Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 20.3% 2021 up 88.0% 57th Life insurance premium volume to GDP 10.8% 2019 down 7.8% 4th Bank concentration 79.4% 2021 up 2.1% 62nd Bank Z-score 15.46 2021 up 5.4% 83rd Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 26.3% 2021 up 20.5% 127th Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 856.10 million US dollar 2025 up 64.6% 30th Bank noninterest income to total income 40.9% 2021 down 19.2% 65th Bank cost to income ratio 61.0% 2021 up 6.0% 51st Bank return on assets 1.3% 2021 down 12.5% 81st Bank return on assets 1.0% 2021 down 12.4% 95th Bank return on equity 17.6% 2021 down 17.4% 45th ← Previous Page 5 of 9 Next →