L.200 U.S. Official Reserve Assets and SDR Allocations (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted
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Description Series code 2015 2016 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 Line
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM893111005 155.4 153.6 158.3 158.4 160.6 153.6 155.5 160 162.6 1
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 48.9 47.5 49.8 49.4 49.3 47.5 47.9 49.1 49.9 2
Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM263111005 106.4 106.1 108.5 109 111.3 106.1 107.6 110.8 112.7 3
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 49.7 48.9 50.5 50.2 50.1 48.9 49.3 50.6 51.4 4
Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability LM263111403 17.6 18.4 16.7 16.7 18.3 18.4 18.3 18.8 19 5
Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability LM263111503 39.1 38.9 41.3 42.1 42.9 38.9 39.9 41.4 42.2 6
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets FL893011005 166.4 164.7 169.3 169.5 171.6 164.7 166.5 171 173.6 7
Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets FL313011005 86.9 86.8 88 88.1 90 86.8 87.7 90.2 91.7 8
Federal government; monetary gold; asset (2) FL313011205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 49.7 48.9 50.5 50.2 50.1 48.9 49.3 50.6 51.4 10
Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset LM313011405 17.7 18.7 16.9 17 18.6 18.7 18.6 19.1 19.3 11
Federal government; other reserves; asset LM313011505 19.5 19.3 20.5 20.9 21.3 19.3 19.8 20.5 21 12
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 48.9 47.5 49.8 49.4 49.3 47.5 47.9 49.1 49.9 13
Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets FL713011005 30.5 30.4 31.6 32 32.4 30.4 30.9 31.6 32 14
Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset (2) FL713011203 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15
Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset FL713011405 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 16
Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets LM713011505 19.6 19.6 20.9 21.2 21.6 19.6 20.2 20.9 21.2 17
Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets FL903011005 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 18

NOTES

  1. Includes federal government liability to IMF for special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations and accrued interest.
  2. By international accounting standards, monetary gold is a financial asset for which there is no corresponding liability.
Last Update: December 7, 2017