Reserve tranche position, US dollar in Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere: Reserve tranche position, US dollar was 10.45 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, US dollar in Western Hemisphere, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve tranche position, us dollar in Western Hemisphere is 10.45 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 237.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, us dollar in Western Hemisphere peaked at 11.46 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve tranche position, US dollar in Western Hemisphere, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 500,000 | — |
| 1947 | 23.26 million | +4552.0% |
| 1948 | 24.69 million | +6.1% |
| 1949 | 26.43 million | +7.0% |
| 1950 | 26.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 52.62 million | +97.2% |
| 1952 | 59.08 million | +12.3% |
| 1953 | 51.98 million | -12.0% |
| 1954 | 17.85 million | -65.7% |
| 1955 | 40.27 million | +125.6% |
| 1956 | 41.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 40.40 million | -2.5% |
| 1958 | 37.66 million | -6.8% |
| 1959 | 74.85 million | +98.8% |
| 1960 | 126.84 million | +69.5% |
| 1961 | 57.03 million | -55.0% |
| 1962 | 95.92 million | +68.2% |
| 1963 | 105.99 million | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 111.71 million | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 115.97 million | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 193.49 million | +66.8% |
| 1967 | 228.69 million | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 339.45 million | +48.4% |
| 1969 | 355.35 million | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 531.71 million | +49.6% |
| 1971 | 512.46 million | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 390.12 million | -23.9% |
| 1973 | 533.71 million | +36.8% |
| 1974 | 588.80 million | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 635.87 million | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 666.05 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 689.63 million | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 936.48 million | +35.8% |
| 1979 | 1.04 billion | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 1.62 billion | +55.2% |
| 1981 | 1.50 billion | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.19 billion | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 1.14 billion | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 657.73 million | -42.2% |
| 1985 | 714.89 million | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 730.84 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 665.18 million | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 37.95 million | -94.3% |
| 1989 | 33.27 million | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 32.86 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 28.87 million | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 417.00 million | +1344.6% |
| 1993 | 429.87 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 464.18 million | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 544.86 million | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 620.38 million | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 980.62 million | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 1.51 billion | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 1.45 billion | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.31 billion | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 1.29 billion | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.88 billion | +46.0% |
| 2003 | 2.62 billion | +39.7% |
| 2004 | 2.63 billion | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.88 billion | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.59 billion | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 1.59 billion | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.95 billion | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 3.57 billion | +83.1% |
| 2010 | 3.71 billion | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.86 billion | +57.8% |
| 2012 | 5.97 billion | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.35 billion | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 4.10 billion | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 3.09 billion | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 4.61 billion | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 5.39 billion | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 6.51 billion | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 8.18 billion | +25.7% |
| 2020 | 11.32 billion | +38.4% |
| 2021 | 11.46 billion | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 11.06 billion | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 10.70 billion | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.44 billion | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 10.45 billion | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve tranche position, US dollar in Western Hemisphere 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +4552.0% | 500,000 | 23.26 million |
| 1992 | +1344.6% | 28.87 million | 417.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14.98 million | 0 | 26.43 million | 5 |
| 1950s | 44.28 million | 17.85 million | 74.85 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 173.04 million | 57.03 million | 355.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 652.66 million | 390.12 million | 1.04 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 828.20 million | 33.27 million | 1.62 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 646.96 million | 28.87 million | 1.51 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 billion | 1.29 billion | 3.57 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.28 billion | 3.09 billion | 8.18 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 billion | 9.44 billion | 11.46 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve tranche position, us dollar in Western Hemisphere?
- Reserve tranche position, us dollar in Western Hemisphere was 10.45 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, us dollar recorded in Western Hemisphere?
- The highest recorded value was 11.46 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, us dollar recorded in Western Hemisphere?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Western Hemisphere rank for reserve tranche position, us dollar?
- Western Hemisphere ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, us dollar rising or falling in Western Hemisphere?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Hemisphere data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve tranche position, US dollar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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