International reserves in South Africa in 2025 — 76,023,398,334 US$. Ranked 33 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27,828.8%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76.02B | +10.59B | +16.18% |
| 2024 | 65.43B | +2.94B | +4.71% |
| 2023 | 62.49B | +1.94B | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 60.55B | +2.96B | +5.13% |
| 2021 | 57.6B | +2.59B | +4.71% |
| 2020 | 55.01B | −47.4M | −0.09% |
| 2019 | 55.06B | +3.41B | +6.61% |
| 2018 | 51.64B | +919M | +1.81% |
| 2017 | 50.72B | +3.54B | +7.51% |
| 2016 | 47.18B | +1.29B | +2.82% |
| 2015 | 45.89B | −3.23B | −6.58% |
| 2014 | 49.12B | −587M | −1.18% |
| 2013 | 49.71B | −980M | −1.93% |
| 2012 | 50.69B | +1.94B | +3.98% |
| 2011 | 48.75B | +4.93B | +11.25% |
| 2010 | 43.82B | +4.22B | +10.65% |
| 2009 | 39.6B | +5.53B | +16.24% |
| 2008 | 34.07B | +1.15B | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 32.92B | +7.33B | +28.62% |
| 2006 | 25.59B | +4.97B | +24.09% |
| 2005 | 20.62B | +5.74B | +38.55% |
| 2004 | 14.89B | +6.73B | +82.56% |
| 2003 | 8.15B | +337M | +4.32% |
| 2002 | 7.82B | +190M | +2.49% |
| 2001 | 7.63B | −75.2M | −0.98% |
| 2000 | 7.7B | +205M | +2.74% |
| 1999 | 7.5B | +1.99B | +36.1% |
| 1998 | 5.51B | −449M | −7.54% |
| 1997 | 5.96B | +3.62B | +154.48% |
| 1996 | 2.34B | −2.12B | −47.55% |
| 1995 | 4.46B | +1.17B | +35.47% |
| 1994 | 3.29B | +416M | +14.44% |
| 1993 | 2.88B | −329M | −10.24% |
| 1992 | 3.21B | +21.18M | +0.66% |
| 1991 | 3.19B | +604M | +23.37% |
| 1990 | 2.58B | +388M | +17.68% |
| 1989 | 2.19B | −8.82M | −0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.2B | −1.26B | −36.36% |
| 1987 | 3.46B | +1.21B | +53.63% |
| 1986 | 2.25B | +357M | +18.81% |
| 1985 | 1.9B | −614M | −24.44% |
| 1984 | 2.51B | −1.28B | −33.83% |
| 1983 | 3.79B | −149M | −3.79% |
| 1982 | 3.94B | −415M | −9.52% |
| 1981 | 4.36B | −3.53B | −44.74% |
| 1980 | 7.89B | +2.32B | +41.63% |
| 1979 | 5.57B | +2.93B | +111.32% |
| 1978 | 2.64B | +616M | +30.52% |
| 1977 | 2.02B | −113M | −5.31% |
| 1976 | 2.13B | −846M | −28.4% |
| 1975 | 2.98B | −802M | −21.22% |
| 1974 | 3.78B | +1.2B | +46.51% |
| 1973 | 2.58B | +808M | +45.58% |
| 1972 | 1.77B | +995M | +128.05% |
| 1971 | 777M | −279M | −26.44% |
| 1970 | 1.06B | −348M | −24.77% |
| 1969 | 1.4B | −311M | −18.15% |
| 1968 | 1.72B | +934M | +119.51% |
| 1967 | 782M | −52.73M | −6.32% |
| 1966 | 834M | +234M | +38.88% |
| 1965 | 601M | −106M | −14.99% |
| 1964 | 707M | −68.11M | −8.79% |
| 1963 | 775M | +128M | +19.73% |
| 1962 | 647M | +252M | +63.93% |
| 1961 | 395M | +123M | +45.05% |
| 1960 | 272M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
76.02B
Namibia
3.1B
Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.
Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.
How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
Finance Exchange rate to the US dollarThe average annual official exchange rate of the national currency per one US dollar.
Public Finance External debtHow much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.