Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible was 154.60 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 154.60 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in United Kingdom peaked at 160.19 billion in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.01 billion, in 2001.
United Kingdom ranks 16th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.08 billion | — |
| 2001 | 40.01 billion | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 46.61 billion | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 52.43 billion | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 57.54 billion | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 58.22 billion | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 61.18 billion | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 58.83 billion | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 46.44 billion | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 42.57 billion | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 50.27 billion | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 56.78 billion | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 66.69 billion | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 77.69 billion | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 82.23 billion | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 106.03 billion | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 112.02 billion | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 126.74 billion | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 146.42 billion | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 144.04 billion | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 160.19 billion | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 142.71 billion | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 125.74 billion | -11.9% |
| 2023 | 114.89 billion | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 119.26 billion | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 154.60 billion | +29.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 154.60 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.42 billion, 4.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 154.60 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.12 billion, 15.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.99 billion | 40.01 billion | 61.18 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.89 billion | 50.27 billion | 146.42 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.23 billion | 114.89 billion | 160.19 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in United Kingdom?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in United Kingdom was 154.60 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 160.19 billion in 2020.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.01 billion in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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 (in convertible foreign currencies) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central . 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.