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Reserves in months of imports in South Africa

Latest: 6.2
Previous: 5.7
Change: +0.55 (+9.8%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Months

Reserves in months of imports over time

Annual, Months, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Reserves in months of imports in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	2.9
Dec 31, 1967	2.4
Dec 31, 1968	5.2
Dec 31, 1969	3.7
Dec 31, 1970	2.4
Dec 31, 1971	1.6
Dec 31, 1972	3.8
Dec 31, 1973	4.0
Dec 31, 1974	3.9
Dec 31, 1975	2.7
Dec 31, 1976	2.1
Dec 31, 1977	2.0
Dec 31, 1978	2.3
Dec 31, 1979	3.9
Dec 31, 1980	3.6
Dec 31, 1981	1.8
Dec 31, 1982	2.0
Dec 31, 1983	2.1
Dec 31, 1984	1.4
Dec 31, 1985	1.4
Dec 31, 1986	1.5
Dec 31, 1987	1.9
Dec 31, 1988	1.0
Dec 31, 1989	1.1
Dec 31, 1990	1.2
Dec 31, 1991	1.5
Dec 31, 1992	1.5
Dec 31, 1993	1.3
Dec 31, 1994	1.3
Dec 31, 1995	1.4
Dec 31, 1996	0.7
Dec 31, 1997	1.8
Dec 31, 1998	1.8
Dec 31, 1999	2.5
Dec 31, 2000	2.4
Dec 31, 2001	2.5
Dec 31, 2002	2.5
Dec 31, 2003	1.9
Dec 31, 2004	2.7
Dec 31, 2005	3.2
Dec 31, 2006	3.2
Dec 31, 2007	3.5
Dec 31, 2008	3.3
Dec 31, 2009	5.1
Dec 31, 2010	4.5
Dec 31, 2011	4.2
Dec 31, 2012	4.3
Dec 31, 2013	4.3
Dec 31, 2014	4.4
Dec 31, 2015	4.7
Dec 31, 2016	5.4
Dec 31, 2017	5.2
Dec 31, 2018	4.8
Dec 31, 2019	5.4
Dec 31, 2020	7.1
Dec 31, 2021	5.6
Dec 31, 2022	4.9
Dec 31, 2023	5.3
Dec 31, 2024	5.7
Dec 31, 2025	6.2

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