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

Latest updates. According to statistics calculated by the International Monetary Fund, foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe were 56.92 percent of total reserves in 2025-Q3, compared to 57.08 in the previous quarter.

Sample. There are 107 data points in the quarterly series presented in the chart above. The series covers the span of time going from March 1999 to September 2025.

History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: reserves reached a minimum of 56.92 percent of total reserves in September 2025; they recorded their highest level of 72.13 in June 1999; they had a mean value of 63.33.

Latest values

Date	Value - Percentage points
2025-03-31	58.5147743624388
2025-06-30	57.0754804543366
2025-09-30	56.9229115176475

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars 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	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	36	2016-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30

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	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	52	2012-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	36	2016-12-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	107	1999-03-31	2025-09-30