Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in France
France: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in France, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 0 for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in France peaked at 2.74 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
France ranks 13th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 300.59 million | — |
| 2004 | 345.97 million | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 851.74 million | +146.2% |
| 2006 | 541.29 million | -36.4% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 726.47 million | — |
| 2009 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 225.46 million | — |
| 2014 | 134.71 million | -40.3% |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 460.48 million | — |
| 2017 | 935.17 million | +103.1% |
| 2018 | 462.23 million | -50.6% |
| 2019 | 1.26 billion | +172.4% |
| 2020 | 2.74 billion | +117.4% |
| 2021 | 2.25 billion | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 947.88 million | -57.9% |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276.61 million | 0 | 851.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 347.70 million | 0 | 1.26 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 988.92 million | 0 | 2.74 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 10 Türkiye 3.00 million compare
- 11 Sri Lanka 534,486 compare
- 12 Spain 169,280 compare
- 13 Argentina 0 compare
- 13 Austria 0
- 13 Belgium 0 compare
- 13 Bulgaria 0
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 13 Belarus 0
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0
- 13 Brazil 0 compare
- 13 Canada 0 compare
- 13 Switzerland 0 compare
- 13 Chile 0
- 13 Colombia 0
- 13 Costa Rica 0
- 13 Cyprus 0
- 13 Czechia 0
- 13 Germany 0 compare
- 13 Denmark 0
- 13 Estonia 0
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 compare
- 13 Greece 0
- 13 Guatemala 0
- 13 Hong Kong, China 0
- 13 Hungary 0
- 13 Ireland 0
- 13 Iceland 0
- 13 Jamaica 0
- 13 Luxembourg 0
- 13 Morocco 0 compare
- 13 North Macedonia 0
- 13 Mauritius 0
- 13 Nicaragua 0
- 13 Netherlands 0 compare
- 13 Norway 0
- 13 Poland 0 compare
- 13 Portugal 0 compare
- 13 Paraguay 0
- 13 Romania 0
- 13 Russian Federation 0 compare
- 13 Singapore 0
- 13 Slovakia 0
- 13 Sweden 0
- 13 Thailand 0 compare
- 13 Uruguay 0 compare
- 13 United States of America 0
- 13 West Bank and Gaza 0
More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,503 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in France?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in France was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does France rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- France ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this France 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 currency and deposits, banks and other financial institutions in the reporting country, of which located abroad (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Templat. 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.