International Summary Statistics

Release Date: May 2021
U.S. Reserve Assets (Table 3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2017 2018 2019 Oct 2020 Nov 2020 Dec 2020 Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Apr 2021/p
1 Total 123,313 125,798 129,479 139,478 141,191 144,890 144,009 143,407 139,048 141,120
 
2 Gold stock1 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041 11,041
3 Special drawing rights2 3 51,864 50,803 50,749 51,883 52,568 52,942 52,962 52,913 52,102 52,792
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 17,633 22,016 26,153 33,497 33,854 36,370 35,934 35,813 33,657 34,230
5 Foreign Currencies4 42,775 41,938 41,536 43,057 43,728 44,537 44,073 43,640 42,248 43,058
  1. Gold held "under earmark" at Federal Reserve Banks for foreign and international accounts is not included in the gold stock of the United States; see table 3.13, line 3. Gold stock is valued at $42.22 per fine troy ounce.     Return to table
  2. Special drawing rights(SDRs) are valued according to a technique adopted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in July 1974. Values are based on a weighted average of exchange rates for the currencies of member countries. From July 1974 through December 1980, sixteen currencies were used; since January 1981, five currencies have been used. U.S. SDR holdings and reserve positions in the IMF have also been valued on this basis since July 1974.   Return to table
  3. Includes allocations of SDR's in the Special Drawing Account in the International Monetary Fund, plus or minus transactions in SDR's.   Return to table
  4. Includes holdings of Treasury and Federal Reserve System; consistent with the Quarterly Report on Treasury and Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Operations, foreign currency denominated assets are shown not at market value but rather at amortized cost revalued at current foreign currency market exchange rates in order to report these assets in U.S. dollars. Excludes outstanding reciprocal currency swaps with foreign central banks. As of end-April 2021 there were $652.5 million swaps outstanding.   Return to table
  5. IMF data include the reserve tranche position and, as of May 2011, New Arrangements to Borrow.   Return to table
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Last Update: May 28, 2021