Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS). · updated 2026-08-31
South Africa's foreign exchange reserves stands at 75.94B as of 2026-08-31, up from 73.45B in 2026-07-31. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2026 (314 observations).
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.
In 2026-04-30, South Africa's foreign exchange reserves was 77.10B, down from 77.78B in 2026-03-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020-01-31 | 54.62B | -444.00M |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
South Africa's foreign exchange reserves is 75.94B as of 2026-08-31, compared with 73.45B in 2026-07-31. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS).
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). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.