Net foreign assets rose 3.89% to ZAR 1,492 bil in South Africa in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net foreign assets in South Africa reached an all time high of ZAR 1,492 bil in 2024 and an all time low of ZAR -31.5 bil in 1998. When compared to South Africa's main peers, net foreign assets in Botswana amounted to BWP 60.7 bil, LSL 25.3 bil in Lesotho, NAD 77.8 bil in Namibia and SZL 8.20 bil in Swaziland in 2024.
South Africa has been ranked 33rd within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | AOA bil | 4,218 | 7,030 | 7,311 | 5,913 | 6,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BWP bil | 80.1 | 73.7 | 63.0 | 65.2 | 65.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | LSL bil | 14.3 | 14.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 15.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | MZN bil | 196 | 246 | 313 | 242 | 203 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | NAD bil | 38.3 | 38.2 | 42.0 | 46.4 | 52.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | ZAR bil | 796 | 876 | 1,193 | 1,336 | 1,328 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | SZL bil | 7.13 | 6.75 | 7.89 | 7.35 | 5.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | 24.8 | 24.2 | 39.0 | 37.6 | 50.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | < -0.001 | -0.016 | -0.134 | 0.028 | 0.191 | ... |
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