South Africa international reserves
Where South Africa is
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Total reserves
$75.4B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-1.2%
12-month change
+8.1%
High since 2000
$81.2B
February 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$75.4 billion
September 2026+911.0% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$51.4B · 68.1%
- Gold$16.9B · 22.3%
- SDRs$6.3B · 8.3%
- IMF reserve position$894M · 1.2%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 126 t
- Market value
- $16.9B
- Share of reserves
- 22.3%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
125.5 t
September 2026+2.4% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,165
Months of imports covered
7.2
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.
