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

Latest updates. According to the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe were 656.18 USD billion in 2026-Q2, compared to 711.78 in 2026-Q1. This marks a decrease of 7.81 percent.

Sample. In the quarterly time series displayed in the plot, there are 110 records in total. The span of time covered by the series stretches from March 1999 to June 2026.

History. Here's a peek at some statistics computed on the entire sample: reserves reached a trough of 71.67 USD billion in June 1999; they recorded a maximum of 766.39 in December 2020; they averaged 413.56.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2025-12-31	763,536,255,568
2026-03-31	711,775,861,529
2026-06-30	656,183,805,644

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen 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	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	39	2016-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30

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	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	55	2012-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	39	2016-12-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	110	1999-03-31	2026-06-30