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

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe were 5.78 percent of total reserves in 2025-Q4, compared to 5.81 in 2025-Q3.

Sample. In the quarterly time series displayed in the chart, there are 108 data points in total. The span of time covered by the series is from March 1999 to December 2025.

History. Here are some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: reserves recorded a maximum of 7.05 percent of total reserves in September 2000; they hit a trough of 3.35 in December 2009; they had a mean of 4.97.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2025-06-30	5.63959217071533
2025-09-30	5.80650806427002
2025-12-31	5.77629899978638

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen 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