Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in South Africa
South Africa: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 34.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in South Africa, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid assets to short term liabilities in South Africa stood at 34.0%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in South Africa peaked at 45.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 2024.
That places South Africa 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 45.4% | — |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | -0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 34.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.9%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 34.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 45.3% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 36.2% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.0% | 38.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in South Africa?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in South Africa was 34.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- South Africa ranks 117th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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