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

This series is part of the dataset: Foreign reserves (IMF)

Latest updates. According to the International Monetary Fund, foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe were 255.37 USD billion in 2025-Q2, compared to 247.21 in 2025-Q1. This marks a gain of 3.30 percent.

Sample. There are 35 data points overall in the quarterly time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time span going from December 2016 to June 2025.

History. Have a look at a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: reserves had a mean of 232.61 USD billion; they achieved a maximum of 337.26 in December 2021; they reached their minimum of 90.78 in December 2016.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2024-12-31	249890774091.626
2025-03-31	247210799259.316
2025-06-30	255370665757.981

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan 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: 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	51	2012-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	51	2012-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	35	2016-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30

Series in the same data set: 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	51	2012-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	51	2012-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	35	2016-12-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	106	1999-03-31	2025-06-30