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Foreign Reserves by African country
Libya has the highest reported total reserves among the 40 countries shown, at $104.66B (2025).
Total reserves including gold, in current US dollars. 40 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Libya
South Africa
AlgeriaBy region
The 5 largest values account for 71% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Foreign Reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | $104.66B | |
| 2 | South Africa | $76.02B | |
| 3 | Algeria | $72.5B | |
| 4 | Egypt | $48.88B | |
| 5 | Morocco | $48.45B | |
| 6 | Nigeria | $46.02B | |
| 7 | Angola | $13.54B | |
| 8 | Kenya | $12.39B | |
| 9 | Mauritius | $10.31B | |
| 10 | Tunisia | $9.34B | |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $5.1B | |
| 12 | Cameroon | $5.06B | |
| 13 | Ghana | $4.47B | |
| 14 | Zambia | $4.09B | |
| 15 | Mozambique | $3.84B | |
| 16 | Ethiopia | $3.78B | |
| 17 | Uganda | $3.48B | |
| 18 | Botswana | $3.46B | |
| 19 | Namibia | $3.1B | |
| 20 | Madagascar | $2.78B | |
| 21 | Rwanda | $1.96B | |
| 22 | Chad | $1.55B | |
| 23 | Guinea | $1.35B | |
| 24 | Cabo Verde | $1.26B | |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | $1.08B | |
| 26 | Lesotho | $1.01B | |
| 27 | Seychelles | $773.68M | |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | $758.55M | |
| 29 | Djibouti | $655.74M | |
| 30 | Gabon | $638.79M | |
| 31 | Gambia | $628.85M | |
| 32 | Eswatini | $536.57M | |
| 33 | Central African Republic | $489.29M | |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | $484.97M | |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | $433.27M | |
| 36 | Comoros | $409.07M | |
| 37 | Liberia | $338.8M | |
| 38 | Burundi | $90.35M | |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | $58.79M | |
| 40 | South Sudan | $15.96M |
Egypt
Morocco
Nigeria
Angola
Kenya
Mauritius
Tunisia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cameroon
Ghana
Zambia
Mozambique
Ethiopia
Uganda
Botswana
Namibia
Madagascar
Rwanda
Chad
Guinea
Cabo Verde
Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho
Seychelles
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Gabon
Gambia
Eswatini
Central African Republic
Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
Comoros
Liberia
Burundi
Sao Tome and Principe
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The table includes 40 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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