Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States
United States: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 139.35 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 139.35 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025.
The figure is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States peaked at 209.09 US dollar per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0908 US dollar per person, in 1977.
United States ranks 141st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.47 US dollar per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0908 US dollar per person | -93.8% |
| 1978 | 19.65 US dollar per person | +21539.5% |
| 1979 | 16.92 US dollar per person | -13.9% |
| 1980 | 44.6 US dollar per person | +163.7% |
| 1981 | 42.59 US dollar per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 44.08 US dollar per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 26.9 US dollar per person | -39.0% |
| 1984 | 28.22 US dollar per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 54.03 US dollar per person | +91.4% |
| 1986 | 72.14 US dollar per person | +33.5% |
| 1987 | 54.03 US dollar per person | -25.1% |
| 1988 | 71.01 US dollar per person | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 180.5 US dollar per person | +154.2% |
| 1990 | 209.09 US dollar per person | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 181.57 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 155.96 US dollar per person | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 159.79 US dollar per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 156.64 US dollar per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 184.38 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 142.15 US dollar per person | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 113 US dollar per person | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 130.51 US dollar per person | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 115.33 US dollar per person | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 110.71 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 101.7 US dollar per person | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 117 US dollar per person | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 136.29 US dollar per person | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 145.05 US dollar per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 127.31 US dollar per person | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 136.32 US dollar per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 150.93 US dollar per person | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 162.02 US dollar per person | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 163.72 US dollar per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 167.5 US dollar per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 165.62 US dollar per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 158.18 US dollar per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 149.73 US dollar per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 130.86 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 121.55 US dollar per person | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 119.82 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 130.47 US dollar per person | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 127.22 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 125.38 US dollar per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 133.87 US dollar per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 122.38 US dollar per person | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 111.11 US dollar per person | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 110.33 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 112.95 US dollar per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 139.35 US dollar per person | +23.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 139.35 US dollar per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,182 US dollar per person, 4% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +21539.5% | 0.0908 US dollar per person | 19.65 US dollar per person |
| 1980 | +163.7% | 16.92 US dollar per person | 44.6 US dollar per person |
| 1989 | +154.2% | 71.01 US dollar per person | 180.5 US dollar per person |
| 1977 | -93.8% | 1.47 US dollar per person | 0.0908 US dollar per person |
| 1985 | +91.4% | 28.22 US dollar per person | 54.03 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.53 US dollar per person | 0.0908 US dollar per person | 19.65 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 61.81 US dollar per person | 26.9 US dollar per person | 180.5 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 154.84 US dollar per person | 113 US dollar per person | 209.09 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.11 US dollar per person | 101.7 US dollar per person | 163.72 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.63 US dollar per person | 119.82 US dollar per person | 167.5 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.67 US dollar per person | 110.33 US dollar per person | 139.35 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 138 Nigeria 161.94 US dollar per person compare
- 139 Rwanda 159.73 US dollar per person compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 149.67 US dollar per person compare
- 142 Bangladesh 136.48 US dollar per person compare
- 143 Sao Tome and Principe 119.41 US dollar per person compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 116.92 US dollar per person compare
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in United States was 139.35 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 209.09 US dollar per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0908 US dollar per person in 1977.
- How does United States rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- United States ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.