Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany
Germany: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 2.79 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Germany, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany is 2.79 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 53.7% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Germany peaked at 12.66 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 688.79 million, in 2006.
Germany ranks 36th of 89 countries on this measure, 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.51 billion | — |
| 2000 | 2.65 billion | -51.8% |
| 2001 | 698.87 million | -73.7% |
| 2002 | 699.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 939.67 million | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 3.06 billion | +225.3% |
| 2005 | 1.74 billion | -43.1% |
| 2006 | 688.79 million | -60.4% |
| 2007 | 1.16 billion | +69.1% |
| 2008 | 2.21 billion | +89.9% |
| 2009 | 10.82 billion | +389.4% |
| 2010 | 2.96 billion | -72.7% |
| 2011 | 878.56 million | -70.3% |
| 2012 | 1.32 billion | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 3.59 billion | +171.9% |
| 2014 | 1.71 billion | -52.4% |
| 2015 | 3.77 billion | +120.8% |
| 2016 | 5.69 billion | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 6.68 billion | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 12.66 billion | +89.4% |
| 2019 | 4.01 billion | -68.4% |
| 2020 | 3.79 billion | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.63 billion | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 8.90 billion | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 7.92 billion | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 6.03 billion | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 2.79 billion | -53.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.51 billion | 5.51 billion | 5.51 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.47 billion | 688.79 million | 10.82 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 billion | 878.56 million | 12.66 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 billion | 2.79 billion | 8.90 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Germany
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.9878 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 327.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.0842 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 889.69 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,004 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,951 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 42.89 % change on previous year (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 2.79 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 12.66 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 688.79 million in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 89 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 down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, with Other National Central Banks, BIS and IMF (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities . 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.