Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany
Germany: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 34.23 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Germany recorded 34.23 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany peaked at 42.54 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.74 billion, in 2018.
That places Germany 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.14 billion | — |
| 2000 | 42.54 billion | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 37.55 billion | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 31.45 billion | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 28.89 billion | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 26.54 billion | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 28.09 billion | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 29.52 billion | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 31.20 billion | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 34.28 billion | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 26.07 billion | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 29.58 billion | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 32.27 billion | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 32.16 billion | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.46 billion | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 32.67 billion | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.36 billion | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 29.91 billion | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 29.54 billion | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.74 billion | -19.6% |
| 2019 | 31.83 billion | +34.1% |
| 2020 | 33.10 billion | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 30.34 billion | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 27.79 billion | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 27.91 billion | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.25 billion | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 34.23 billion | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.14 billion | 42.14 billion | 42.14 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.61 billion | 26.07 billion | 42.54 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.55 billion | 23.74 billion | 33.46 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.44 billion | 27.79 billion | 34.23 billion | 6 |
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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 34.23 billion 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 42.54 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.74 billion in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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.