Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - 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 stood at 7,486.93 USD billion in 2026-Q1, compared to 7,416.99 in 2025-Q4. This represents an increase of 0.94 percent.

Sample. This quarterly series has a total of 109 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from March 1999 to March 2026.

History. Check out some descriptive statistics computed on the whole sample: reserves were equal on average to 5,234.33 USD billion; they hit a trough of 882.33 in March 1999; they reached a maximum of 7,677.24 in September 2021.

Latest values

Date	Value - US dollar
2025-09-30	7377523506817.03
2025-12-31	7416988525280.19
2026-03-31	7486931554801.15

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars 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	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	38	2016-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Total foreign reserves held by central banks across the globe (USD) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31

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	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in British pounds held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Canadian dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	54	2012-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Chinese yuan held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	38	2016-12-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in euro held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Japanese yen held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in Swiss francs held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in US dollars held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31
Foreign reserves denominated in other currencies held by central banks across the globe (proportion of total; per cent) - World - IMF - Quarterly	109	1999-03-31	2026-03-31