The South African Reserve Bank published its International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Template with end-February 2026 data, reporting official reserve assets of USD 81.06bn and setting out the short-term foreign currency position of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the Central Government. Foreign currency reserves were USD 53.01bn, including USD 36.44bn in securities and USD 16.57bn in deposits, with USD 104m in financial derivatives included in official reserve assets. The template also shows central government predetermined foreign-currency outflows within one year of USD 2.123bn in principal and USD 2.0bn in interest, net forward and futures positions of USD 579m long versus USD 5m short, and other contingent liabilities of USD 1.306bn (USD 957m principal and USD 349m interest). Memorandum items split the USD 81.06bn reserve total between USD 77.484bn in Special Drawing Rights basket currencies (including gold) and USD 3.576bn in non-basket currencies, and note that since January 2013 foreign-currency reserves placed with fund managers have been classified as securities rather than deposits.
South African Reserve Bank 2026-03-30
South African Reserve Bank publishes international reserves template reporting USD 81.06bn in official reserve assets at end-February 2026
The South African Reserve Bank published its International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Template for end-February 2026, reporting official reserve assets of USD 81.06bn and detailing the short-term foreign currency position of the Reserve Bank and central government. Foreign currency reserves were USD 53.01bn, including USD 36.44bn in securities and USD 16.57bn in deposits, with central government predetermined foreign-currency outflows within one year of USD 2.123bn in principal and USD 2.0bn in interest.