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

Latest updates. According to the International Monetary Fund, foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe were 20.03 percent of total reserves in 2026-Q1, versus 20.38 in 2025-Q4.

Sample. In the quarterly time series shown in the graph, there are 109 data points in total. The series covers the time span extending from March 1999 to March 2026.

History. Have a look at some statistics we computed on the whole sample: reserves reached a trough of 16.42 percent of total reserves in September 2000; they peaked at 24.18 in September 2009; they were equal on average to 20.66.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2025-09-30	20.4868774414063
2025-12-31	20.3811206817627
2026-03-31	20.030689239502

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in euro 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	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	38	2016-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31

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	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	38	2016-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31