South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

75,892

Units In

USD Million

72,068

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 06, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
75,892 Dec 2025	5,316 Sep 1998	37,228.67 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 climbed to a record high of $75.89 billion in December 2025 from $72.07 billion in the previous month, reflecting gains across all reserve components. Foreign exchange reserves rose to $51.795 billion from $48.728 billion in November, while gold reserves increased to $17.493 billion from $16.838 billion. The central bank’s forward position representing unsettled and swap transactions also improved sharply to $1.161 billion from $0.552 billion last month. Additionally, the SDR holdings also edged higher to $6.604 billion from $6.502 in the preceding period.