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

Latest updates. According to data collected by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe were 2.49 percent of total reserves in 2025-Q4, versus 2.66 in the previous quarter.

Sample. There are 53 observations in the quarterly series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time period going from December 2012 to December 2025.

History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: reserves averaged 2.26 percent of total reserves; they recorded a minimum of 1.83 in March 2020; they reached their maximum of 2.83 in December 2024.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2025-06-30	2.63047742843628
2025-09-30	2.66247630119324
2025-12-31	2.49160075187683

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian 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	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