South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

69,739

Units In

USD Million

70,416

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 07, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 17 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
70,416 Aug 2025	5,316 Sep 1998	36,904.87 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 fell to $69.74 billion in September 2025, following a record high of $70.42 billion in the previous month. The decline came amid a decrease in foreign currency reserves ($47.795 billion vs. $50.160 billion in August). Meanwhile, increases were observed in gold reserves ($15.383 billion vs. $13.757 billion) and SDR holdings ($6.561 billion vs. $6.499 billion). Additionally, the forward position, representing the central bank's unsettled or swap transactions, rose sharply to $1.178 billion in September from $0.535 billion in the previous month.