Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Brazil
Brazil: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 290.15 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Brazil stood at 290.15 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Brazil peaked at 350.53 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.39 billion, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.39 billion | — |
| 2001 | 19.99 billion | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 24.32 billion | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 25.19 billion | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.19 billion | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 41.10 billion | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 71.04 billion | +72.9% |
| 2007 | 156.06 billion | +119.7% |
| 2008 | 188.75 billion | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 219.93 billion | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 243.52 billion | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 327.67 billion | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 345.00 billion | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 331.41 billion | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 336.16 billion | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 323.56 billion | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 324.87 billion | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 324.58 billion | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 350.53 billion | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 331.87 billion | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 313.46 billion | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 294.40 billion | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 263.90 billion | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 300.30 billion | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 263.99 billion | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 290.15 billion | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.20 billion | 14.39 billion | 219.93 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 323.92 billion | 243.52 billion | 350.53 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 287.70 billion | 263.90 billion | 313.46 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Republic of Korea 370.28 billion compare
- 6 Singapore 367.15 billion compare
- 7 Hong Kong, China 310.44 billion compare
- 9 Russian Federation 279.15 billion compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 269.80 billion compare
- 11 Thailand 221.82 billion compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 83,511 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 194.05 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 17.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 226.46 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 244.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 261.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 261.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,229 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Brazil?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Brazil was 290.15 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 350.53 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.39 billion in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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, securities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. 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.