United Kingdom vs United States: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … exclud
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- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 268.80 billion against 254.35 billion in United States, a difference of 14.45 billion.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 16th and United States ranks 18th of 91 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.82 billion | 79.93 billion | 4.10 billion | United States |
| 2010s | 154.04 billion | 131.80 billion | 22.24 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 228.74 billion | 229.78 billion | 1.04 billion | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, United Kingdom or United States?
- United Kingdom, at 268.80 billion against 254.35 billion in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between United Kingdom and United States?
- 14.45 billion, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th and United States ranks 18th of 91 countries.
- 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 and other foreign currency assets (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government exclud. 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.