The South African Reserve Bank released its International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity Template for end-May 2025, setting out the short-term foreign currency assets of the SARB and South Africa’s Central Government alongside related liabilities and derivative positions. The template reports official reserve assets of USD 68,116 million. Within official reserves, foreign currency reserves total USD 47,916 million, comprising USD 34,586 million in securities and USD 13,329 million in deposits, and the IMF reserve position is USD 104 million. Predetermined short-term net drains include Central Government principal outflows of USD 3,934 million and interest outflows of USD 1,769 million within one year, partly offset by net long forward and futures positions of USD 529 million. Contingent short-term net drains include other contingent liabilities of USD 1,003 million (Central Government principal USD 587 million and interest USD 416 million), while the currency composition disclosure shows USD 64,773 million in SDR basket currencies (including gold) and USD 3,343 million in currencies outside the SDR basket.

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