Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies 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 IMF, foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe were 621.71 USD billion in 2025-Q2, versus 572.42 in 2025-Q1. This marks a rise of 8.61 percent.

Sample. There are 106 observations overall in the quarterly time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the span of time stretching from March 1999 to June 2025.

History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: reserves were equal on average to 191.68 USD billion; they recorded a bottom of 19.76 in September 2000; they recorded their maximum of 621.71 in June 2025.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2024-12-31	532891797541.36
2025-03-31	572423337514.654
2025-06-30	621707985721.718

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies 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