Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly

Latest updates. According to the International Monetary Fund, foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe were 6,720.31 USD billion in 2025-Q1, versus 6,629.54 in 2024-Q4. This represents a gain of 1.37 percent.

Sample. There are 105 records overall in the quarterly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the span of time going from March 1999 to March 2025.

History. Check out a few statistics computed on the entire sample: reserves were equal on average to 3,898.48 USD billion; they reached their lowest level of 882.33 in March 1999; they recorded their maximum of 7,092.38 in September 2021.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2024-09-30	6784196593233.42
2024-12-31	6629540193359.2
2025-03-31	6720314333830.87

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe
Country	World
Economic concept	Stock
Data type	Assets (balance-sheet item)
Deflation method	Nominal
Seasonally adjusted	No
Rescaling	None
Frequency	Quarterly
Unit	US dollar
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