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

Latest updates. According to data collected by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe were 579.70 USD billion in 2025-Q4, compared to 582.87 in 2025-Q3. This marks a reduction of 0.54 percent.

Sample. There are 108 data points in the quarterly series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time period going from March 1999 to December 2025.

History. Take a look at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the full sample: reserves recorded a minimum of 34.01 USD billion in March 1999; they recorded a maximum of 630.27 in December 2021; they were equal on average to 396.92.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2025-06-30	610280440452.57
2025-09-30	582872532230.389
2025-12-31	579702237749.003

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds 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	53	2012-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	53	2012-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	37	2016-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31

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	53	2012-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	53	2012-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	37	2016-12-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	108	1999-03-31	2025-12-31