Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany
Germany: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany peaked at 5.34 billion in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2013.
Germany 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.15 billion | — |
| 2000 | 3.23 billion | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.11 billion | -34.6% |
| 2002 | 4.59 billion | +117.7% |
| 2003 | 4.88 billion | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.34 billion | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.80 billion | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 4.36 billion | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 4.45 billion | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 5.76 million | +314.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 billion | +49824.3% |
| 2011 | 1.28 billion | -55.4% |
| 2012 | 101.59 million | -92.1% |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 400.65 million | — |
| 2015 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 49,543 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 150.00 million | — |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.15 billion | 3.15 billion | 3.15 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.38 billion | 1.39 million | 5.34 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 481.14 million | 0 | 2.88 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 Turkey 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 Denmark 0
- 13 Estonia 0
- 13 France 0 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 compare
- 13 Greece 0
- 13 Guatemala 0
- 13 Hong Kong 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 Russia 0 compare
- 13 Singapore 0
- 13 Slovakia 0
- 13 Sweden 0
- 13 Thailand 0 compare
- 13 Uruguay 0 compare
- 13 United States 0
- 13 West Bank and Gaza 0
More financial sector data for Germany
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 72,617 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 3.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 343.54 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 27.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 74.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 417.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 413.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany was 0 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 billion in 2004.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Germany 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.