Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in United States of America
United States of America: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in was 254.35 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in United States of America stood at 254.35 billion. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 114.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in United States of America peaked at 254.35 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 64.47 billion, in 2005.
That places United States of America 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.93 billion | — |
| 2001 | 68.62 billion | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 78.64 billion | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 87.25 billion | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 87.10 billion | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.47 billion | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 66.05 billion | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 70.68 billion | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 78.33 billion | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 131.17 billion | +67.5% |
| 2010 | 132.74 billion | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 146.66 billion | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 151.37 billion | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 145.74 billion | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 132.22 billion | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 118.46 billion | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 114.67 billion | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 122.18 billion | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 124.98 billion | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 128.93 billion | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 145.75 billion | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 251.57 billion | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 242.70 billion | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 245.24 billion | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 239.10 billion | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 254.35 billion | +6.4% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 254.35 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.11 billion, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +72.6% | 145.75 billion | 251.57 billion |
| 2009 | +67.5% | 78.33 billion | 131.17 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.93 billion | 64.47 billion | 131.17 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.80 billion | 114.67 billion | 151.37 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.78 billion | 145.75 billion | 254.35 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More financial sector data for United States of America
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in United States of America?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in United States of America was 254.35 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 254.35 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.47 billion in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- United States of America ranks 11th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.