Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe were 2.12 percent of total reserves in 2025-Q1, compared to 2.18 in 2024-Q4.

Sample. In the quarterly series shown in the graph, there are 34 observations. The time span covered by the series goes from December 2016 to March 2025.

History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: reserves averaged 2.08 percent of total reserves; they recorded a bottom of 1.08 in December 2016; they recorded their maximum of 2.84 in March 2022.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2024-09-30	2.1772966890924
2024-12-31	2.17519906698956
2025-03-31	2.11614144299438

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (as a proportion of total reserves)
Country	World
Economic concept	Stock
Data type	Assets (balance-sheet item)
Deflation method	Nominal
Seasonally adjusted	No
Rescaling	Proportion
Frequency	Quarterly
Unit	Percentage points
Source	International Monetary Fund
Source type	International organization
Data licence	Free reuse subject to conditions
Measure type	Level

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Foreign reserves (USD)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Foreign reserves denominated in Australian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	50	2012-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	50	2012-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	34	2016-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31

Foreign reserves (pct of total)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Foreign reserves denominated in Australian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	50	2012-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	50	2012-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	34	2016-12-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	105	1999-03-31	2025-03-31