How does South Africa rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?

South Africa ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.

Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa

Name: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Africa: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 21.7%

World rank

38th

of 164 countries

All-time high

0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 1994

Years of data

1960–2025

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in South Africa stood at 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in South Africa peaked at 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1994.

South Africa ranks 38th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa, 1960 to 2025.
Year	US dollar per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0155 US dollar per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0149 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1962	0.0147 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1963	0.0142 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1964	0.0141 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1965	0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1966	0.0126 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1967	0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1968	0.0113 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1969	0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1970	0.0121 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1971	0.0099 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1972	0.0104 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1973	0.0071 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-31.3%
1974	0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1975	0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1976	0.0117 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+46.0%
1977	0.0107 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1978	0.0105 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1979	0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1980	0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-26.6%
1981	0.0074 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1982	0.0079 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1983	0.0065 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
1984	0.0077 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
1985	0.0074 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1986	0.0078 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1987	0.0047 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-39.1%
1988	0.0046 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1989	0.0042 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1990	0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-53.6%
1991	0.002 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1992	0.0015 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
1993	0.001 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
1994	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-35.1%
1995	0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+473.8%
1996	0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+468.6%
1997	0.0771 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+268.4%
1998	0.1258 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+63.1%
1999	0.2851 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+126.7%
2000	0.3074 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2001	0.231 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-24.8%
2002	0.2451 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2003	0.2157 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2004	0.1941 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2005	0.2362 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
2006	0.2473 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
2007	0.247 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2008	0.217 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2009	0.3075 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+41.7%
2010	0.3294 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
2011	0.2958 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2012	0.3678 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+24.3%
2013	0.416 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2014	0.4063 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2015	0.4233 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2016	0.4788 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
2017	0.475 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2018	0.3626 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-23.6%
2019	0.4631 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+27.7%
2020	0.5429 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2021	0.533 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2022	0.4989 US dollar per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2023	0.5505 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2024	0.5716 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2025	0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP	+21.7%

South Africa compared with similar countries

South Africa's 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0886 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 7.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
South Africa's 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0423 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 16.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1995	+473.8%	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1996	+468.6%	0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1997	+268.4%	0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0771 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1999	+126.7%	0.1258 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.2851 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0134 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0155 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.01 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0071 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0121 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0042 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.2851 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2448 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1941 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.3075 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.4018 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.2958 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.4788 US dollar per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5655 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.4989 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Africa

35 Portugal 0.8176 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
36 Spain 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
37 Estonia 0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
39 New Zealand 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
40 South Korea 0.6693 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
41 Chile 0.6518 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for South Africa

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 95.75 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 69.91 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -28.9 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in South Africa?: Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in South Africa was 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1994.
How does South Africa rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?: South Africa ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.