South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

68,415

Units In

USD Million

68,116

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 07, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
68,415 Jun 2025	5,316 Sep 1998	36,606.08 USD Million	1998-2025	South African Reserve Bank

In South Africa, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

Gross foreign exchange reserves in South Africa rose to a new all-time high of $68.415 billion in June 2025 from $68.116 billion in the previous month. This was driven by increases in SDR holdings ($6.524 billion vs $6.439 billion) and foreign currency reserves ($48.652 billion vs $48.4 billion). Meanwhile, gold reserves decreased ($13.239 billion vs $13.277 billion). Additionally, the forward position, representing the central bank’s unsettled or swap transactions, increased to $0.532 billion in May from $0.528 billion in the prior month. Meanwhile, gold reserves eased ($13.239 billion vs $13.277 billion).