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

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the International Monetary Fund, foreign reserves denominated in Australian dollars held by central banks across the globe were 2.25 percent of total reserves in 2026-Q2, compared to 2.11 in 2026-Q1.

Sample. There are 55 observations overall in the quarterly time series shown in the chart above. The time period covered by the series goes from December 2012 to June 2026.

History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics computed on the entire sample: reserves recorded their maximum of 2.25 percent of total reserves in June 2026; they hit a trough of 1.63 in September 2015; they averaged 1.93.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2025-12-31	2.03237
2026-03-31	2.11252
2026-06-30	2.24524

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Australian dollars 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	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	39	2016-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30

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	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	39	2016-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30