Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in was 604.72 billion in 2021. ▲ Rising
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Russian Federation, 2004–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2021, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Russian Federation stood at 604.72 billion. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Russian Federation peaked at 604.72 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 124.54 billion, in 2004.
Russian Federation ranks 3rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 124.54 billion | — |
| 2005 | 182.24 billion | +46.3% |
| 2006 | 303.73 billion | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 476.39 billion | +56.8% |
| 2008 | 427.08 billion | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 439.03 billion | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 476.01 billion | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 487.69 billion | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 520.88 billion | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 487.57 billion | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 369.65 billion | -24.2% |
| 2015 | 353.54 billion | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 360.82 billion | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 414.48 billion | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 452.55 billion | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 537.94 billion | +18.9% |
| 2020 | 576.32 billion | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 604.72 billion | +4.9% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 604.72 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.11 billion, 11.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 604.72 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.19 billion, 14.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 325.50 billion | 124.54 billion | 476.39 billion | 6 |
| 2010s | 446.11 billion | 353.54 billion | 537.94 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 590.52 billion | 576.32 billion | 604.72 billion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More financial sector data for Russian Federation
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 25.48 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 34.9 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Russian Federation?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in Russian Federation was 604.72 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 604.72 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.54 billion in 2004.
- How does Russian Federation rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- Russian Federation ranks 3rd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.