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

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe were 580.80 USD billion in 2025-Q3, compared to 608.25 in 2025-Q2. This represents a decrease of 4.51 percent.

Sample. This quarterly series has a total of 107 data points. The time range covered by the series extends from March 1999 to September 2025.

History. Here's a peek at some statistics we calculated on the full sample: reserves had a mean of 395.17 USD billion; they registered a minimum of 34.01 in March 1999; they recorded a maximum of 630.27 in December 2021.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2025-03-31	576361212795.918
2025-06-30	608245054923.831
2025-09-30	580798289600.181

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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

Series in the same data set

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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	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	36	2016-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30

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	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	36	2016-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30