South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

Key information about South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.1 Months of Import in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.6 in the previous month
• South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Oct 2004 to Dec 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.4 in Jun 2020 and a record low of 2.4 in Oct 2004

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. South African Reserve Bank provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. South African Revenue Service provides Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Imports prior to January 2010 exclude Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland.


Further information about South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 51.3 USD bn in Dec 2025
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 8.1 % YoY in Dec 2025
• South Africa Domestic Credit reached 371.8 USD bn in Dec 2025, representing an increased of 10.0 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.8 % in Nov 2025, compared with the ratio of 4.9 % in the previous month
• Household Debt of South Africa reached 178.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, accounting for 41.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View South Africa's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Oct 2004 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

What was South Africa's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Dec 2025?

South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.1 Months of Import in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.6 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
6.1 Dec 2025	5.6 Nov 2025	2.4 Oct 2004	10.4 Jun 2020	NA	monthly	Oct 2004 - Dec 2025

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