Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Canada
Canada: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated was 23.33 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada stood at 23.33 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 195.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada peaked at 24.00 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 574.00 million, in 2000.
That places Canada 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 574.00 million | — |
| 2001 | 614.00 million | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 712.00 million | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 838.00 million | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 925.00 million | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 897.00 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 963.00 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 billion | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 991.00 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.21 billion | +829.6% |
| 2010 | 9.05 billion | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 8.97 billion | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.75 billion | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.68 billion | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.16 billion | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 7.90 billion | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.58 billion | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.97 billion | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.94 billion | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.53 billion | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.89 billion | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 24.00 billion | +170.1% |
| 2022 | 22.88 billion | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 23.42 billion | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 22.22 billion | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 23.33 billion | +5.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 23.33 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.41 billion, 5.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … Denominated in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +829.6% | 991.00 million | 9.21 billion |
| 2021 | +170.1% | 8.89 billion | 24.00 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 billion | 574.00 million | 9.21 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 billion | 7.58 billion | 9.05 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.79 billion | 8.89 billion | 24.00 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Canada was 23.33 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.00 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 574.00 million in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 195.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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 assets, Denominated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Gover. 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.