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Share of currencies held in global foreign exchange reserves from 1st quarter 1999 to 1st quarter 2025

Currency	Allocated, U.S. dollar (USD)	Allocated, euro (EUR)	Allocated, pound sterling (GBP)	Allocated, Japanese yen (JPY)	Allocated, Canadian dollar (CAD)	Allocated, Chinese renminbi (CNY)	Allocated, Australian dollar (AUD)	Allocated, Swiss franc (CHF)	Allocated, with other currencies	Unallocated
Q1 2025	53.6%	18.62%	4.81%	4.78%	2.44%	1.96%	1.88%	0.17%	4.57%	7.17%
Q4 2024	53.62%	18.41%	4.39%	5.4%	2.57%	2.02%	1.91%	0.16%	4.31%	7.21%
Q3 2024	53.21%	18.61%	4.63%	5.41%	2.54%	2.02%	2.11%	0.16%	4.2%	7.11%
Q2 2024	53.97%	18.34%	4.59%	5.2%	2.48%	1.99%	2.08%	0.18%	3.98%	7.19%
Q1 2024	54.69%	18.18%	4.54%	5.29%	2.39%	1.99%	2.01%	0.18%	3.53%	7.2%
Q4 2023	54.2%	18.51%	4.51%	5.28%	2.4%	2.12%	1.99%	0.18%	3.59%	7.22%
Q3 2023	54.84%	18.12%	4.46%	5.08%	2.32%	2.2%	1.88%	0.17%	3.6%	7.33%
Q2 2023	55.08%	18.29%	4.42%	4.98%	2.32%	2.27%	1.82%	0.18%	3.36%	7.28%
Q1 2023	55.12%	18.15%	4.41%	5.06%	2.26%	2.39%	1.84%	0.23%	3.24%	7.3%
Q4 2022	54.19%	18.87%	4.54%	5.13%	2.21%	2.42%	1.82%	0.21%	3.22%	7.39%
Q3 2022	55.69%	18.06%	4.23%	4.88%	2.27%	2.44%	1.77%	0.21%	3.11%	7.34%
Q2 2022	55.44%	18.23%	4.48%	4.8%	2.31%	2.58%	1.74%	0.23%	2.99%	7.2%
Q1 2022	54.89%	18.58%	4.53%	5.03%	2.29%	2.64%	1.77%	0.24%	3.1%	6.93%
Q4 2021	54.8%	19.19%	4.48%	5.14%	2.22%	2.61%	1.71%	0.16%	2.88%	6.81%
Q3 2021	55.29%	19.15%	4.35%	5.3%	2.06%	2.5%	1.67%	0.19%	2.8%	6.69%
Q2 2021	55.21%	19.2%	4.38%	5.25%	2.11%	2.46%	1.71%	0.18%	2.79%	6.71%
Q1 2021	55.43%	19.12%	4.41%	5.46%	1.99%	2.33%	1.71%	0.15%	2.67%	6.73%
Q4 2020	55.04%	19.89%	4.42%	5.63%	1.94%	2.14%	1.71%	0.16%	2.48%	6.59%
Q3 2020	56.56%	19.26%	4.28%	5.46%	1.89%	2.02%	1.63%	0.16%	2.31%	6.43%
Q2 2020	57.46%	18.92%	4.2%	5.36%	1.79%	1.95%	1.58%	0.14%	2.32%	6.28%
Q1 2020	57.86%	18.78%	4.15%	5.51%	1.67%	1.88%	1.45%	0.13%	2.11%	6.46%
Q4 2019	56.88%	19.28%	4.34%	5.5%	1.74%	1.81%	1.59%	0.14%	2.35%	6.37%
Q3 2019	57.74%	18.99%	4.23%	5.22%	1.76%	1.83%	1.57%	0.13%	2.24%	6.29%
Q2 2019	57.55%	19.3%	4.24%	5.17%	1.79%	1.81%	1.6%	0.13%	2.29%	6.12%
Q1 2019	57.98%	19.03%	4.27%	4.98%	1.8%	1.83%	1.57%	0.13%	2.25%	6.16%
Q4 2018	57.94%	19.4%	4.15%	4.87%	1.72%	1.78%	1.53%	0.13%	2.3%	6.18%
Q3 2018	58.15%	19.22%	4.22%	4.66%	1.83%	1.69%	1.59%	0.15%	2.35%	6.14%
Q2 2018	57.16%	18.56%	4.1%	4.45%	1.74%	1.68%	1.56%	0.15%	2.19%	8.41%
Q1 2018	56.23%	18.24%	4.14%	4.15%	1.66%	1.25%	1.53%	0.15%	2.2%	10.45%
Q4 2017	54.84%	17.63%	3.97%	4.28%	1.77%	1.08%	1.58%	0.15%	2.12%	12.58%
Q3 2017	54.2%	17.12%	3.84%	3.85%	1.71%	0.96%	1.52%	0.14%	1.98%	14.68%
Q2 2017	53.1%	16.6%	3.68%	3.84%	1.61%	0.9%	1.46%	0.14%	1.85%	16.82%
Q1 2017	52.38%	15.62%	3.46%	3.66%	1.54%	0.87%	1.43%	0.13%	1.87%	19.04%
Q4 2016	51.32%	15.03%	3.41%	3.1%	1.52%	0.85%	1.33%	0.13%	1.83%	21.48%
Q3 2016	49.12%	14.94%	3.35%	3.18%	1.45%	0%	1.36%	0.13%	2.38%	24.09%
Q2 2016	47.86%	14.25%	3.35%	2.99%	1.35%	0%	1.25%	0.13%	2.21%	26.61%
Q1 2016	46.49%	13.89%	3.3%	2.6%	1.28%	0%	1.22%	0.14%	2.09%	28.99%
Q4 2015	44.6%	12.99%	3.2%	2.55%	1.2%	0%	1.2%	0.18%	1.91%	32.17%
Q3 2015	42.4%	12.8%	2.98%	2.26%	1.13%	0%	1.07%	0.16%	1.88%	35.32%
Q2 2015	41.71%	12.71%	2.92%	2.28%	1.14%	0%	1.11%	0.19%	1.82%	36.12%
Q1 2015	38.89%	11.8%	2.26%	2.26%	1.01%	0%	0.92%	0.16%	1.64%	41.06%
Q4 2014	38.19%	12.43%	2.17%	2.08%	1.03%	0%	0.94%	0.14%	1.63%	41.39%
Q3 2014	37.94%	12.67%	2.2%	2.1%	1.05%	0%	0.99%	0.14%	1.63%	41.28%
Q2 2014	36.97%	13.46%	2.21%	2.15%	1.08%	0%	1.01%	0.14%	1.58%	41.4%
Q1 2014	36.96%	13.64%	2.21%	2.1%	1.02%	0%	1%	0.14%	1.56%	41.37%
Q4 2013	32.61%	12.89%	2.12%	2.03%	0.97%	0%	0.97%	0.14%	1.48%	46.79%
Q3 2013	33.31%	12.94%	2.12%	2.05%	0.99%	0%	0.91%	0.14%	1.56%	45.98%
Q2 2013	33.81%	12.9%	2.08%	2.09%	0.98%	0%	0.92%	0.14%	1.54%	45.54%
Q1 2013	33.98%	12.82%	2.12%	2.13%	0.87%	0%	0.91%	0.14%	1.81%	45.22%
Q4 2012	34.18%	13.38%	2.25%	2.27%	0.79%	0%	0.81%	0.12%	1.78%	44.42%
Q3 2012	34.24%	13.41%	2.3%	2.38%	0%	0%	0%	0.17%	3.27%	44.23%
Q2 2012	34.24%	13.75%	2.13%	2.19%	0%	0%	0%	0.13%	2.99%	44.57%
Q1 2012	33.8%	13.45%	2.2%	2.11%	0%	0%	0%	0.13%	2.96%	45.35%
Q4 2011	34.68%	13.52%	2.12%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0.04%	2.94%	44.7%
Q3 2011	34.11%	13.94%	2.15%	2.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.17%	2.59%	45.01%
Q2 2011	33.2%	14.44%	2.22%	2.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.06%	2.57%	45.48%
Q1 2011	33.79%	14.41%	2.24%	1.99%	0%	0%	0%	0.07%	2.5%	45%
Q4 2010	34.64%	14.34%	2.19%	2.04%	0%	0%	0%	0.07%	2.37%	44.35%
Q3 2010	35.21%	15%	2.31%	1.99%	0%	0%	0%	0.06%	2.27%	43.16%
Q2 2010	35.76%	14.78%	2.37%	1.81%	0%	0%	0%	0.06%	2.03%	43.19%
Q1 2010	34.96%	15.22%	2.42%	1.68%	0%	0%	0%	0.07%	1.89%	43.76%
Q4 2009	34.89%	15.55%	2.39%	1.63%	0%	0%	0%	0.06%	1.61%	43.87%
Q3 2009	34.82%	15.85%	2.44%	1.79%	0%	0%	0%	0.07%	1.59%	43.44%
Q2 2009	35.64%	15.65%	2.43%	1.71%	0%	0%	0%	0.07%	1.25%	43.25%
Q1 2009	37.13%	14.71%	2.25%	1.59%	0%	0%	0%	0.08%	1.21%	43.03%
Q4 2008	36.53%	15.02%	2.42%	1.99%	0%	0%	0%	0.08%	1.26%	42.7%
Q3 2008	37.31%	14.72%	2.75%	2.05%	0%	0%	0%	0.09%	1.22%	41.86%
Q2 2008	37.17%	15.8%	2.89%	2.12%	0%	0%	0%	0.09%	1.31%	40.62%
Q1 2008	38.09%	16.06%	2.91%	2.04%	0%	0%	0%	0.09%	1.33%	39.48%
Q4 2007	39.26%	16.06%	2.97%	1.95%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.13%	38.53%
Q3 2007	39.53%	16.09%	2.99%	1.82%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.32%	38.15%
Q2 2007	40.49%	15.71%	2.96%	1.91%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.25%	37.58%
Q1 2007	41.26%	16.09%	2.91%	1.98%	0%	0%	0%	0.11%	1.25%	36.4%
Q4 2006	41.47%	16.13%	2.88%	2.19%	0%	0%	0%	0.11%	1.14%	36.08%
Q3 2006	42.32%	15.78%	2.78%	2.12%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.1%	35.8%
Q2 2006	42.33%	16.09%	2.78%	2.21%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.1%	35.39%
Q1 2006	42.94%	15.82%	2.65%	2.36%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.03%	35.1%
Q4 2005	43.77%	15.72%	2.47%	2.61%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.15%	34.18%
Q3 2005	43.83%	16%	2.49%	2.73%	0%	0%	0%	0.1%	1.17%	33.68%
Q2 2005	44.44%	16.58%	2.48%	2.79%	0%	0%	0%	0.09%	1.15%	32.47%
Q1 2005	44.57%	17.04%	2.56%	2.91%	0%	0%	0%	0.12%	1.23%	31.57%
Q4 2004	46.38%	17.47%	2.47%	3.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.12%	1.32%	29.21%
Q3 2004	48.15%	17.11%	2.3%	2.92%	0%	0%	0%	0.12%	1.38%	28.02%
Q2 2004	48.96%	16.93%	2.07%	3.15%	0%	0%	0%	0.17%	1.37%	27.35%
Q1 2004	49.42%	17.26%	2.09%	3.29%	0%	0%	0%	0.17%	1.44%	26.33%
Q4 2003	48.08%	18.39%	2.1%	3.25%	0%	0%	0%	0.17%	1.47%	26.54%
Q3 2003	48.47%	17.78%	1.83%	3.16%	0%	0%	0%	0.16%	1.32%	27.28%
Q2 2003	48.69%	18.36%	1.94%	3.04%	0%	0%	0%	0.15%	1.35%	26.47%
Q1 2003	48.95%	18.08%	1.95%	3.32%	0%	0%	0%	0.18%	1.26%	26.26%
Q4 2002	49.58%	17.63%	2.18%	3.68%	0%	0%	0%	0.3%	1.18%	25.45%
Q3 2002	50.92%	16.92%	2.19%	3.87%	0%	0%	0%	0.24%	1.31%	24.55%
Q2 2002	51.74%	16.16%	2.14%	4.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.23%	1.23%	24.47%
Q1 2002	54.23%	14.9%	2.02%	3.32%	0%	0%	0%	0.24%	1.01%	24.28%
Q4 2001	54.75%	14.69%	2.07%	3.86%	0%	0%	0%	0.19%	1%	23.44%
Q3 2001	55.68%	14.74%	2.05%	4.21%	0%	0%	0%	0.2%	1.1%	22.02%
Q2 2001	56.77%	13.77%	2.07%	4.18%	0%	0%	0%	0.21%	1.09%	21.91%
Q1 2001	56.41%	13.81%	2.17%	4.3%	0%	0%	0%	0.21%	1.11%	21.99%
Q4 2000	55.75%	14.34%	2.16%	4.75%	0%	0%	0%	0.21%	1.16%	21.63%
Q3 2000	56.57%	13.28%	2.14%	5.03%	0%	0%	0%	0.18%	1.05%	21.75%
Q2 2000	56.02%	13.62%	2.15%	4.66%	0%	0%	0%	0.16%	1.17%	22.22%
Q1 2000	55.31%	13.55%	2.26%	4.91%	0%	0%	0%	0.2%	1.18%	22.59%
Q4 1999	54.96%	13.85%	2.23%	4.93%	0%	0%	0%	0.18%	1.24%	22.61%
Q3 1999	54.61%	14.16%	2.16%	4.83%	0%	0%	0%	0.19%	1.32%	22.73%
Q2 1999	55.79%	13.59%	2.16%	4.35%	0%	0%	0%	0.19%	1.27%	22.65%
Q1 1999	54.94%	13.99%	2.12%	4.66%	0%	0%	0%	0.22%	1.25%	22.82%

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August 2025

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The source separates between "allocated" and "unallocated" total foreign exchange reserves. The percentages for currencies within "allocated" are within said figure.

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The U.S. dollar was the most common currency in foreign exchange reserves in 2025, comprising more than three times the amount of the euro in global reserves that year. This total peaked in 2015, partly due to the strength of the dollar during the Eurozone crisis. The share of the U.S. dollar has lost since to the Japanese yen and euro, as well as other currencies.

Why do foreign exchange reserves matter?

When countries with different currencies export goods, they must agree on a currency for payment. As a result, countries hold currency reserves worth trillions of U.S. dollars. After World War II, the U.S. dollar itself became the international currency in the Bretton Woods Agreement and is thus the most common currency for international payments. The United States Treasury is also seen by most as risk-free, giving the country a low-risk��𳾾��ܳ�. For this reason, countries hold U.S. dollars in reserve because the currency holds value relatively well eventually.

China and currency reserves

Since 2016, the International Monetary Fund has included the Chinese renminbi (yuan) as part of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket. This decision recognized the influence of the renminbi as a reserve currency, particularly in several Asian countries. China also holds significant foreign exchange reserves itself, funded by its large positive trade balance.