Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA)
Euro Area (EA): Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 26.88 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA), 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Euro Area (EA) recorded 26.88 billion US dollar for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA) peaked at 55.78 billion US dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.92 billion US dollar, in 2011.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA), year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.51 billion US dollar | — |
| 2000 | 9.06 billion US dollar | -32.9% |
| 2001 | 7.04 billion US dollar | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 10.76 billion US dollar | +53.0% |
| 2003 | 12.62 billion US dollar | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 16.97 billion US dollar | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 14.90 billion US dollar | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 8.24 billion US dollar | -44.7% |
| 2007 | 10.56 billion US dollar | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 10.53 billion US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.92 billion US dollar | +60.7% |
| 2010 | 10.32 billion US dollar | -39.0% |
| 2011 | 6.92 billion US dollar | -33.0% |
| 2012 | 7.99 billion US dollar | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 7.91 billion US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.31 billion US dollar | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 18.91 billion US dollar | +103.1% |
| 2016 | 26.25 billion US dollar | +38.8% |
| 2017 | 35.83 billion US dollar | +36.5% |
| 2018 | 47.77 billion US dollar | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 34.74 billion US dollar | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 36.93 billion US dollar | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 48.45 billion US dollar | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 55.78 billion US dollar | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 36.54 billion US dollar | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 35.53 billion US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 26.88 billion US dollar | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.51 billion US dollar | 13.51 billion US dollar | 13.51 billion US dollar | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.76 billion US dollar | 7.04 billion US dollar | 16.97 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.59 billion US dollar | 6.92 billion US dollar | 47.77 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.02 billion US dollar | 26.88 billion US dollar | 55.78 billion US dollar | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Euro Area (EA)
- Reserves excluding gold 434.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 38.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.52 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.54 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 244.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.10 trillion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 12.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA)?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Euro Area (EA) was 26.88 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.78 billion US dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.92 billion US dollar in 2011.
- How does Euro Area (EA) rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Euro Area (EA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro Area (EA) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.