Reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA)
Euro Area (EA): Reserves excluding gold was 434.01 billion SDR in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA), 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA) is 434.01 billion SDR, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA) peaked at 434.01 billion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 129.24 billion SDR, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA), year by year
| Year | SDR | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 187.09 billion SDR | — |
| 2000 | 185.99 billion SDR | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 186.94 billion SDR | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 181.81 billion SDR | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 150.17 billion SDR | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 136.49 billion SDR | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 129.24 billion SDR | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 130.95 billion SDR | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 136.24 billion SDR | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 142.00 billion SDR | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 180.38 billion SDR | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 194.96 billion SDR | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 206.29 billion SDR | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 216.37 billion SDR | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 214.91 billion SDR | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 226.12 billion SDR | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 240.94 billion SDR | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 256.20 billion SDR | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 248.04 billion SDR | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 272.07 billion SDR | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 279.55 billion SDR | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 293.62 billion SDR | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 404.49 billion SDR | +37.8% |
| 2022 | 419.30 billion SDR | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 412.47 billion SDR | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 418.67 billion SDR | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 434.01 billion SDR | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +37.8% | 293.62 billion SDR | 404.49 billion SDR |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187.09 billion SDR | 187.09 billion SDR | 187.09 billion SDR | 1 |
| 2000s | 156.02 billion SDR | 129.24 billion SDR | 186.94 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 235.54 billion SDR | 194.96 billion SDR | 279.55 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 397.09 billion SDR | 293.62 billion SDR | 434.01 billion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro Area (EA)
More financial sector data for Euro Area (EA)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 12.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.10 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 244.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.54 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.52 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 37.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 38.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA)?
- Reserves excluding gold in Euro Area (EA) was 434.01 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The highest recorded value was 434.01 billion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 129.24 billion SDR in 2005.
- How does Euro Area (EA) rank for reserves excluding gold?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 8th out of 13 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold rising or falling in Euro Area (EA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro Area (EA) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserves excluding gold (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.