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

This series is part of the dataset: Foreign reserves (IMF)

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the IMF, foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe were 0.16 percent of total reserves in 2025-Q2, compared to 0.18 in the previous quarter.

Sample. The quarterly series displayed in the graph has 106 data points in total. The series covers the span of time extending from March 1999 to June 2025.

History. Take a look at some summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: reserves reached a trough of 0.08 percent of total reserves in December 2011; they reached their highest level of 0.41 in December 2002; they averaged 0.20.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2024-12-31	0.178486916703316
2025-03-31	0.182189506202635
2025-06-30	0.162524029565844

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs 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

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