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

Latest updates. According to data collected by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe were 805.27 USD billion in 2025-Q4, versus 730.94 in 2025-Q3. This constitutes a rise of 10.17 percent.

Sample. In the quarterly time series displayed in the figure, there are 108 observations overall. The series covers the time span stretching from March 1999 to December 2025.

History. Here are a few simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: reserves hit a peak of 805.27 USD billion in December 2025; they hit a trough of 20.12 in March 1999; they had an average value of 320.93.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2025-06-30	703937566107.724
2025-09-30	730937245433.25
2025-12-31	805267886042.388

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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

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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