Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Canada
Canada: Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0 US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 US dollar
World rank
118th
of 151 countries
All-time high
1.15 billion US dollar
in 1965
All-time low
0 US dollar
in 2016
Years of data
78
1948–2025
Reserve assets, Monetary gold in Canada, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, monetary gold in Canada stood at 0 US dollar. That is the lowest value across all 78 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, monetary gold in Canada peaked at 1.15 billion US dollar in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2016.
That places Canada 118th out of 151 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Canada, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 400.00 million US dollar | — |
| 1949 | 484.90 million US dollar | +21.2% |
| 1950 | 579.66 million US dollar | +19.5% |
| 1951 | 837.86 million US dollar | +44.5% |
| 1952 | 884.74 million US dollar | +5.6% |
| 1953 | 985.34 million US dollar | +11.4% |
| 1954 | 1.07 billion US dollar | +8.9% |
| 1955 | 1.13 billion US dollar | +5.7% |
| 1956 | 1.10 billion US dollar | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.10 billion US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.08 billion US dollar | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 959.00 million US dollar | -11.0% |
| 1960 | 885.00 million US dollar | -7.7% |
| 1961 | 946.00 million US dollar | +6.9% |
| 1962 | 709.00 million US dollar | -25.1% |
| 1963 | 817.00 million US dollar | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 1.03 billion US dollar | +25.6% |
| 1965 | 1.15 billion US dollar | +12.2% |
| 1966 | 1.05 billion US dollar | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 1.01 billion US dollar | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 863.00 million US dollar | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 872.00 million US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 791.00 million US dollar | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 792.01 million US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 834.00 million US dollar | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 927.00 million US dollar | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 941.00 million US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 899.00 million US dollar | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 879.00 million US dollar | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 935.00 million US dollar | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 1.01 billion US dollar | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 billion US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 936.62 million US dollar | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 833.65 million US dollar | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 782.34 million US dollar | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 739.11 million US dollar | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 690.85 million US dollar | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 773.00 million US dollar | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 844.47 million US dollar | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 919.50 million US dollar | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 807.24 million US dollar | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 740.58 million US dollar | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 735.12 million US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 648.99 million US dollar | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 478.49 million US dollar | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 291.51 million US dollar | -39.1% |
| 1994 | 198.50 million US dollar | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 177.63 million US dollar | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 155.37 million US dollar | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 145.77 million US dollar | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 122.44 million US dollar | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 524.00 million US dollar | +328.0% |
| 2000 | 323.00 million US dollar | -38.4% |
| 2001 | 291.00 million US dollar | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 205.00 million US dollar | -29.6% |
| 2003 | 45.00 million US dollar | -78.0% |
| 2004 | 48.00 million US dollar | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 56.00 million US dollar | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 69.00 million US dollar | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 91.00 million US dollar | +31.9% |
| 2008 | 95.00 million US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 119.00 million US dollar | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 153.00 million US dollar | +28.6% |
| 2011 | 167.00 million US dollar | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 181.00 million US dollar | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 115.00 million US dollar | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 116.00 million US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 58.00 million US dollar | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2018 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2019 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2020 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2021 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2022 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2023 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2024 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2025 | 0 US dollar | — |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 951.39 million US dollar. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +328.0% | 122.44 million US dollar | 524.00 million US dollar |
| 2016 | -100.0% | 58.00 million US dollar | 0 US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 442.45 million US dollar | 400.00 million US dollar | 484.90 million US dollar | 2 |
| 1950s | 973.41 million US dollar | 579.66 million US dollar | 1.13 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 1960s | 933.00 million US dollar | 709.00 million US dollar | 1.15 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 902.97 million US dollar | 791.00 million US dollar | 1.02 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 806.74 million US dollar | 690.85 million US dollar | 936.62 million US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 347.78 million US dollar | 122.44 million US dollar | 735.12 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.20 million US dollar | 45.00 million US dollar | 323.00 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.00 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 181.00 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 115 Cayman Islands 957,604 US dollar compare
- 116 Maldives 740,000 US dollar compare
- 117 Madagascar 662,337 US dollar compare
- 118 Anguilla 0 US dollar
- 118 Armenia 0 US dollar compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0 US dollar
- 118 Burkina Faso 0 US dollar
- 118 Botswana 0 US dollar
- 118 Cote d'Ivoire 0 US dollar
- 118 Cape Verde 0 US dollar compare
- 118 Dominica 0 US dollar
- 118 Grenada 0 US dollar
- 118 Croatia 0 US dollar compare
- 118 Israel 0 US dollar compare
- 118 Kiribati 0 US dollar
- 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 US dollar
- 118 Kosovo 0 US dollar
- 118 Liberia 0 US dollar
- 118 Saint Lucia 0 US dollar
- 118 Montenegro 0 US dollar
- 118 Montserrat 0 US dollar
- 118 Namibia 0 US dollar
- 118 Niger 0 US dollar
- 118 Panama 0 US dollar
- 118 Rwanda 0 US dollar
- 118 Solomon Islands 0 US dollar compare
- 118 Sierra Leone 0 US dollar
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0 US dollar
- 118 East Timor 0 US dollar
- 118 Tonga 0 US dollar
- 118 Tuvalu 0 US dollar
- 118 Uganda 0 US dollar
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 US dollar
- 118 Vanuatu 0 US dollar
- 118 West Bank and Gaza 0 US dollar
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 reserve assets, monetary gold in Canada?
- Reserve assets, monetary gold in Canada was 0 US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, monetary gold recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 billion US dollar in 1965.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, monetary gold recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for reserve assets, monetary gold?
- Canada ranks 118th out of 151 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, monetary gold rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.