Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Iceland
Iceland: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 6.19 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Iceland, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 6.19 billion for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% on the previous year and up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Iceland peaked at 6.19 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 262.29 million, in 2001.
That places Iceland 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 266.10 million | — |
| 2001 | 262.29 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 296.69 million | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 444.26 million | +49.7% |
| 2004 | 637.65 million | +43.5% |
| 2005 | 674.77 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.69 billion | +150.7% |
| 2007 | 2.24 billion | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 1.76 billion | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 1.85 billion | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.91 billion | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.22 billion | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 3.16 billion | +42.4% |
| 2013 | 3.74 billion | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 3.79 billion | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.79 billion | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.91 billion | +56.1% |
| 2017 | 5.29 billion | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 4.96 billion | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 4.70 billion | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 5.17 billion | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 4.97 billion | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 2.24 billion | -54.9% |
| 2023 | 3.80 billion | +69.3% |
| 2024 | 5.14 billion | +35.3% |
| 2025 | 6.19 billion | +20.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 billion | 262.29 million | 2.24 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 billion | 1.91 billion | 5.91 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 billion | 2.24 billion | 6.19 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Iceland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 11.64 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 118.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.23 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 203.48 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 5.65 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 5.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 14,384 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Iceland?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Iceland was 6.19 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 262.29 million in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Iceland ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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.