Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Emerging Market and Developing Economies: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 5.78 trillion SDR in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies, 1950–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies is 5.78 trillion SDR, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies peaked at 5.78 trillion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.89 billion SDR, in 1962.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.44 billion SDR | 5.74 billion SDR | 7.18 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.84 billion SDR | 4.89 billion SDR | 10.12 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.76 billion SDR | 11.90 billion SDR | 99.89 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.07 billion SDR | 95.72 billion SDR | 131.24 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 300.73 billion SDR | 131.22 billion SDR | 477.96 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 trillion SDR | 548.34 billion SDR | 3.42 trillion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 trillion SDR | 3.98 trillion SDR | 5.33 trillion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.50 trillion SDR | 5.13 trillion SDR | 5.78 trillion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Emerging Market and Developing Economies
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 2.45 trillion SDR compare
- 2 Japan 861.99 billion SDR compare
- 3 Switzerland 667.88 billion SDR compare
- 4 Chinese Taipei 439.98 billion SDR compare
- 5 India 403.72 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Emerging Market and Developing Economies
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.12 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 7.12 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 7.04 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 0.1847 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 12.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 0.1759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value (SDR), annual growth rate 60.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Emerging Market and Developing Economies was 5.78 trillion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 trillion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 billion SDR in 1962.
- How does Emerging Market and Developing Economies rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 2nd out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Emerging Market and Developing Economies 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 consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.