جنوب أفريقيا احتياطيات النقد الأجنبي

Gross foreign exchange reserves in South Africa declined slightly to $65.459 billion in December 2024, down from $65.859 billion in the previous month, which had been the largest amount since data began in 1998. The decline came amid a drop in the US dollar gold price and the appreciation of the US dollar. Decreases were observed in foreign currency reserves ($48.727 billion vs. $48.896 billion in November), gold reserves ($10.546 billion vs. $10.737 billion), and SDR holdings ($6.186 billion vs. $6.226 billion). Additionally, the forward position, representing the central bank's unsettled or swap transactions, edged down to $0.532 billion in December from $0.538 billion in the previous month.