The South African Reserve Bank published an information notice detailing the US dollar value of its official gold and foreign exchange reserves, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) holdings and foreign currency deposits received from customers, as reflected in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 October 2025. Gross reserves increased to USD 71,550 million and the international liquidity position rose to USD 69,364 million, from USD 69,739 million and USD 67,865 million respectively at 30 September 2025. Gold reserves rose to USD 16,210 million (up USD 827 million) and foreign exchange reserves to USD 48,839 million (up USD 1,044 million), while SDR holdings declined by USD 60 million to USD 6,501 million. Foreign currency deposits received stood at USD 2,788 million (from USD 3,052 million) and the forward position fell to USD 602 million from USD 1,178 million. The Reserve Bank linked the increase in gross reserves and the ILP mainly to a higher US dollar gold price, foreign exchange purchases, asset price movements and maturing forward exchange contracts for liquidity management purposes, partly offset by foreign exchange payments made on behalf of government.
South African Reserve Bank 2025-11-07
South African Reserve Bank reports gross gold and foreign exchange reserves up to USD 71.55bn at 31 October 2025
The South African Reserve Bank reported an increase in gross reserves to USD 71,550 million and the international liquidity position to USD 69,364 million as of 31 October 2025. Gold reserves rose to USD 16,210 million, while foreign exchange reserves increased to USD 48,839 million. The rise in reserves was due to a higher US dollar gold price, foreign exchange purchases, and asset price movements, partially offset by government foreign exchange payments.