| Year | Team | Amount | Retain | Note |
|---|
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2021, thus there was no auction amount for him as he was not part of the auction pool. | |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2020. | |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2019 auction, hence no new bidding amount was determined. | |
| 2018 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL 2018 season, so no auction was necessary. | |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2017, so there was no auction amount as he was not part of the auction pool. | |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was not part of the 2016 IPL auction as he was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore. | |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2015 and was not part of the auction. | |
| 2014 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 9.5 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore before the 2014 auction, hence, there was no new auction amount for him during this year. The amount mentioned is the retention amount. | |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.06 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for IPL 2013, so there was no auction amount. | |
| 2012 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.06 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2011 auction for $1.1 million and was retained by the team for IPL 2012. | |
| 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 5.06 crore | Bought | AB de Villiers was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore during the 2011 IPL auction. | |
| 2010 | Delhi Daredevils | 1.1 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Delhi Daredevils in 2010, so there was no auction amount as such in 2010. | |
| 2009 | Delhi Daredevils | 1.2 crore | Retained | AB de Villiers was retained by Delhi Daredevils for the IPL 2009 season. | |
| 2008 | Delhi Daredevils | 1.2 crore | Bought | AB de Villiers was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural IPL season of 2008. | |