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South Africa Highest Foreign Reserves

Name: South Africa Foreign Reserves
Creator: World Bank
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$67.9B in 2025

Total reserves including gold · World Bank

The highest foreign reserves in South Africa was $67.9B in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 ($67.9B), 2024 ($65.4B), 2023 ($62.5B), 2022 ($60.6B), 2021 ($57.6B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

South Africa Top 5 Highest Foreign Reserves Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	$67.9B
2nd	2024	$65.4B
3rd	2023	$62.5B
4th	2022	$60.6B
5th	2021	$57.6B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	$67.9B	+$2.5B	37th
2024	$65.4B	+$2.9B	35th
2023	$62.5B	+$1.9B	37th
2022	$60.6B	+$3.0B	37th
2021	$57.6B	+$2.6B	38th
2019	$55.1B	+$3.4B	37th
2020	$55.0B	−$47.4M	36th
2018	$51.6B	+$919.2M	39th
2017	$50.7B	+$3.5B	37th
2012	$50.7B	+$1.9B	34th
2013	$49.7B	−$979.9M	35th
2014	$49.1B	−$586.6M	37th
2011	$48.7B	+$4.9B	34th
2016	$47.2B	+$1.3B	36th
2015	$45.9B	−$3.2B	37th
2010	$43.8B	+$4.2B	36th
2009	$39.6B	+$5.5B	37th
2008	$34.1B	+$1.2B	35th
2007	$32.9B	+$7.3B	33rd
2006	$25.6B	+$5.0B	36th
2005	$20.6B	+$5.7B	36th
2004	$14.9B	+$6.7B	44th
2003	$8.2B	+$337.3M	53rd
1980	$7.9B	+$2.3B	22nd
2002	$7.8B	+$189.9M	51st
2000	$7.7B	+$205.4M	49th
2001	$7.6B	−$75.2M	48th
1999	$7.5B	+$2.0B	46th
1997	$6.0B	+$3.6B	50th
1979	$5.6B	+$2.9B	26th
1998	$5.5B	−$449.3M	51st
1995	$4.5B	+$1.2B	50th
1981	$4.4B	−$3.5B	32nd
1982	$3.9B	−$414.9M	33rd
1983	$3.8B	−$149.3M	32nd
1974	$3.8B	+$1.2B	21st
1987	$3.5B	+$1.2B	40th
1994	$3.3B	+$415.7M	54th
1992	$3.2B	+$21.2M	50th
1991	$3.2B	+$603.6M	50th
1975	$3.0B	−$802.4M	22nd
1993	$2.9B	−$328.5M	53rd
1978	$2.6B	+$616.4M	36th
1990	$2.6B	+$388.1M	47th
1973	$2.6B	+$807.9M	18th
1984	$2.5B	−$1.3B	37th
1996	$2.3B	−$2.1B	57th
1986	$2.3B	+$356.9M	45th
1988	$2.2B	−$1.3B	46th
1989	$2.2B	−$8.8M	48th
1976	$2.1B	−$845.8M	29th
1977	$2.0B	−$113.2M	36th
1985	$1.9B	−$613.7M	44th
1972	$1.8B	+$995.3M	18th
1968	$1.7B	+$934.3M	11th
1969	$1.4B	−$311.4M	13th
1970	$1.1B	−$348.0M	17th
1966	$834.5M	+$233.6M	17th
1967	$781.7M	−$52.7M	17th
1971	$777.3M	−$279.4M	27th
1963	$774.9M	+$127.7M	15th
1964	$706.8M	−$68.1M	16th
1962	$647.2M	+$252.4M	16th
1965	$600.9M	−$106.0M	19th
1961	$394.8M	+$122.6M	21st
1960	$272.2M	–	31st

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