Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2026-09-30
South Africa's foreign exchange reserves stands at 75.43B as of 2026-09-30, down from 75.94B in 2026-08-31. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2026 (315 observations).
In 2026-09-30, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 75.43B, down from 75.94B in 2026-08-31.
In 2026-08-31, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 75.94B, up from 73.45B in 2026-07-31.
In 2026-07-31, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 73.45B, down from 74.11B in 2026-06-30.
In 2026-06-30, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 74.11B, down from 76.57B in 2026-05-31.
In 2026-05-31, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 76.57B, down from 77.10B in 2026-04-30.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 75.43B | -514.00M |
| 2026-08-31 | 75.94B | +2.49B |
| 2026-07-31 | 73.45B | -660.83M |
| 2026-06-30 | 74.11B | -2.46B |
| 2026-05-31 | 76.57B | -528.00M |
| 2026-04-30 | 77.10B | -680.00M |
| 2026-03-31 | 77.78B | -3.25B |
| 2026-02-28 | 81.03B | +881.00M |
| 2026-01-31 | 80.15B | +4.29B |
| 2025-12-31 | 75.87B | +3.81B |
| 2025-11-30 | 72.06B | +521.00M |
| 2025-10-31 | 71.54B | +1.82B |
| 2025-09-30 | 69.72B | -688.00M |
| 2025-08-31 | 70.41B | +1.24B |
| 2025-07-31 | 69.17B | +759.00M |
| 2025-06-30 | 68.41B | +300.00M |
| 2025-05-31 | 68.11B | +517.00M |
| 2025-04-30 | 67.59B | +134.00M |
| 2025-03-31 | 67.45B | +1.18B |
| 2025-02-28 | 66.28B | +381.00M |
| 2025-01-31 | 65.89B | +412.00M |
| 2024-12-31 | 65.48B | -381.00M |
| 2024-11-30 | 65.86B | +2.84B |
| 2024-10-31 | 63.02B | -589.00M |
| 2024-09-30 | 63.61B | +424.00M |
| 2024-08-31 | 63.19B | +925.00M |
| 2024-07-31 | 62.26B | +169.00M |
| 2024-06-30 | 62.09B | +14.00M |
| 2024-05-31 | 62.08B | +288.00M |
| 2024-04-30 | 61.79B | -538.00M |
| 2024-03-31 | 62.33B | +665.00M |
| 2024-02-29 | 61.66B | +480.00M |
| 2024-01-31 | 61.18B | -1.32B |
| 2023-12-31 | 62.51B | +788.00M |
| 2023-11-30 | 61.72B | +761.00M |
| 2023-10-31 | 60.96B | -177.00M |
| 2023-09-30 | 61.14B | -870.00M |
| 2023-08-31 | 62.01B | -185.00M |
| 2023-07-31 | 62.19B | +620.00M |
| 2023-06-30 | 61.57B | +227.00M |
| 2023-05-31 | 61.34B | -394.00M |
| 2023-04-30 | 61.74B | -120.00M |
| 2023-03-31 | 61.86B | +809.00M |
| 2023-02-28 | 61.05B | -820.00M |
| 2023-01-31 | 61.87B | +1.31B |
| 2022-12-31 | 60.56B | +684.00M |
| 2022-11-30 | 59.88B | +1.11B |
| 2022-10-31 | 58.77B | -220.00M |
| 2022-09-30 | 58.98B | -880.00M |
| 2022-08-31 | 59.87B | +229.00M |
| 2022-07-31 | 59.64B | +585.00M |
| 2022-06-30 | 59.05B | -258.00M |
| 2022-05-31 | 59.31B | -1.10B |
| 2022-04-30 | 60.41B | +2.36B |
| 2022-03-31 | 58.05B | +281.00M |
| 2022-02-28 | 57.76B | +431.00M |
| 2022-01-31 | 57.33B | -488.00M |
| 2021-12-31 | 57.82B | -95.00M |
| 2021-11-30 | 57.92B | +263.00M |
| 2021-10-31 | 57.65B | +448.00M |
| 2021-09-30 | 57.20B | -1.11B |
| 2021-08-31 | 58.32B | +3.99B |
| 2021-07-31 | 54.33B | +136.00M |
| 2021-06-30 | 54.19B | +588.00M |
| 2021-05-31 | 53.61B | +479.00M |
| 2021-04-30 | 53.13B | +660.00M |
| 2021-03-31 | 52.47B | -815.00M |
| 2021-02-28 | 53.28B | -899.00M |
| 2021-01-31 | 54.18B | -66.00M |
| 2020-12-31 | 54.25B | +1.03B |
| 2020-11-30 | 53.21B | -215.00M |
| 2020-10-31 | 53.43B | -927.00M |
| 2020-09-30 | 54.36B | -1.30B |
| 2020-08-31 | 55.65B | -2.23B |
| 2020-07-31 | 57.88B | +5.56B |
| 2020-06-30 | 52.32B | -465.00M |
| 2020-05-31 | 52.79B | -279.00M |
| 2020-04-30 | 53.07B | +543.00M |
| 2020-03-31 | 52.52B | -2.21B |
| 2020-02-29 | 54.74B | +121.00M |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
South Africa's foreign exchange reserves is 75.43B as of 2026-09-30, compared with 75.94B in 2026-08-31. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 81.03B (2026-02-28); the lowest is 10.55B (2000-11-30), across data from 2000 to 2026.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.