Total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Total reserves was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 33.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 67.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 40 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.6% | — |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +77.2% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +33.8% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -52.2% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 9.8% | 19.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 19.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 43.5% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 30.5% | 63.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration 674,285 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.95 (2025)
- Broad money 64.3% (2020)
- Claims on central government, etc. 4.7% (2021)
- Domestic credit to private sector 50.2% (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -44.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 48.5% (2021)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 133.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Total reserves in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 33.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for total reserves?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.