International Summary Statistics

Release Date: September 2021
U.S. Reserve Assets (Table 3.12) 
Millions of dollars, end of period
Asset 2018 2019 2020 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Apr 2021 May 2021 Jun 2021 Jul 2021 Aug 2021/p
1 Total 125,798 129,479 144,890 143,407 139,048 141,120 141,810 140,185 140,555 253,217
 
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 50,803 50,749 52,942 52,913 52,102 52,792 53,116 52,445 52,531 165,664
4 Reserve position in International Monetary Fund2 5 22,016 26,153 36,370 35,813 33,657 34,230 34,327 34,313 34,363 34,093
5 Foreign Currencies4 41,938 41,536 44,537 43,640 42,248 43,058 43,326 42,385 42,619 42,419
  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-August 2021 there were $336.0 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: September 24, 2021