According to the World Bank, the Total Reserves (Including Gold) of South Africa was US$ 60.55B in 2022, a difference of +2.96B US$ (a 5% increase) compared to 2021.
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1960-2022.
The World Bank defines Total Reserves (Including Gold) as "it comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities; the gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices; data are in current U.S. dollars" .
See also: Current Account Balance of South Africa.
| Year | Total Reserves (incl. Gold) (US$) |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 272204000.00 |
| 1961 | 394839500.00 |
| 1962 | 647247500.00 |
| 1963 | 774940000.00 |
| 1964 | 706829200.00 |
| 1965 | 600866800.00 |
| 1966 | 834478000.00 |
| 1967 | 781748000.00 |
| 1968 | 1716029000.00 |
| 1969 | 1404632000.00 |
| 1970 | 1056681100.00 |
| 1971 | 777286708.50 |
| 1972 | 1772585939.94 |
| 1973 | 2580499567.19 |
| 1974 | 3780673386.49 |
| 1975 | 2978267497.02 |
| 1976 | 2132510126.09 |
| 1977 | 2019343736.22 |
| 1978 | 2635700791.12 |
| 1979 | 5569820236.37 |
| 1980 | 7888263456.51 |
| 1981 | 4358999340.92 |
| 1982 | 3944050948.78 |
| 1983 | 3794711938.28 |
| 1984 | 2510957151.89 |
| 1985 | 1897240193.32 |
| 1986 | 2254162463.93 |
| 1987 | 3462962833.45 |
| 1988 | 2203670970.55 |
| 1989 | 2194854121.48 |
| 1990 | 2582983157.87 |
| 1991 | 3186551430.12 |
| 1992 | 3207728532.39 |
| 1993 | 2879214919.11 |
| 1994 | 3294868535.33 |
| 1995 | 4463556727.10 |
| 1996 | 2341014432.72 |
| 1997 | 5957312964.34 |
| 1998 | 5508053230.72 |
| 1999 | 7496680479.61 |
| 2000 | 7702061131.77 |
| 2001 | 7626856919.15 |
| 2002 | 7816784858.41 |
| 2003 | 8154089032.58 |
| 2004 | 14886243628.19 |
| 2005 | 20624460695.20 |
| 2006 | 25593361431.16 |
| 2007 | 32919403650.56 |
| 2008 | 34070371606.96 |
| 2009 | 39602644576.48 |
| 2010 | 43819545749.02 |
| 2011 | 48748260246.04 |
| 2012 | 50688078405.03 |
| 2013 | 49708174893.57 |
| 2014 | 49121568380.49 |
| 2015 | 45887065756.73 |
| 2016 | 47180127300.86 |
| 2017 | 50722891363.24 |
| 2018 | 51642041966.67 |
| 2019 | 55055893656.87 |
| 2020 | 55008491995.56 |
| 2021 | 57597149617.25 |
| 2022 | 60553113006.25 |