South Sudan international reserves

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Total reserves
$28M
Data for May 2025
1-month change
-37.8%
12-month change
+55.6%
High since 2000
$1.9B
April 2012

Monthly history (IMF)

$28 million
May 2025+∞% vs March 2011
$0M$500M$1B$1.5B$2BMar 2011Sep 2018May 2025

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of May 2025.

  • Foreign exchange$28M · 100.0%

Gold

South Sudan does not report gold holdings.

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 2
Reserves as % of GDP (2015)
0.2%
Months of imports covered
0.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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