Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Canada
Canada: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 0 in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Canada, 2000–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0 for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada peaked at 1.20 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
Canada ranks 77th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.20 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 600,000 | -45.5% |
| 2003 | 100,000 | -83.3% |
| 2004 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96,000 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 96,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55,000 | -42.7% |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 360,000 | 100,000 | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,778 | 0 | 100,000 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 74 Chile 7,900 compare
- 75 Uruguay 3,244 compare
- 76 Republic of Moldova 2,383 compare
- 77 Costa Rica 0 compare
- 77 Jamaica 0
- 77 Nicaragua 0
- 77 Norway 0 compare
- 77 West Bank and Gaza 0
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,202 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada was 0 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, gold volume in millions of fine troy ounces (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Govern. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.