Euro Area (EA) vs United States of America: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Euro Area (EA)
- United States of America
How they compare
Euro Area (EA) currently reports 37.74 billion against 30.69 billion in United States of America, a difference of 7.05 billion.
That makes Euro Area (EA)'s figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Euro Area (EA) has been ahead every year.
Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 1 groups.
Euro Area (EA) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro Area (EA) | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.26 billion | 13.39 billion | 3.87 billion | Euro Area (EA) |
| 2010s | 29.06 billion | 23.31 billion | 5.75 billion | Euro Area (EA) |
| 2020s | 37.45 billion | 32.54 billion | 4.91 billion | Euro Area (EA) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Euro Area (EA) or United States of America?
- Euro Area (EA), at 37.74 billion against 30.69 billion in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Euro Area (EA) and United States of America?
- 7.05 billion, with Euro Area (EA) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro Area (EA) and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Euro Area (EA) and United States of America rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 1st of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.