Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 202.83 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in United Arab Emirates, 1973β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 202.83 billion SDR for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 203.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in United Arab Emirates peaked at 202.83 billion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.28 million SDR, in 1973.
United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 678.87 million SDR | 72.28 million SDR | 1.53 billion SDR | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.40 billion SDR | 1.48 billion SDR | 3.17 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 billion SDR | 3.01 billion SDR | 7.56 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.21 billion SDR | 9.91 billion SDR | 48.83 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.42 billion SDR | 20.62 billion SDR | 76.93 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.20 billion SDR | 70.93 billion SDR | 202.83 billion SDR | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 68.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in United Arab Emirates?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in United Arab Emirates was 202.83 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 202.83 billion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.28 million SDR in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April