Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.200 U.S. Official Reserve Assets and SDR Allocations (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted| Description | Series code | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 Q1 | 2018 Q2 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability | LM893111005 | 155.3 | 153.6 | 162.4 | 163.7 | 166.5 | 163.6 | 161.8 | 163.7 | 163.0 | 1 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability | LM313111303 | 48.9 | 47.5 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 49.7 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability | LM263111005 | 106.4 | 106.1 | 112.1 | 114.6 | 115.2 | 113.9 | 112.6 | 114.6 | 114.0 | 3 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset | LM313011303 | 49.7 | 48.9 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 53.0 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability | LM263111403 | 17.6 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability | LM263111503 | 39.1 | 38.9 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 44.3 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 41.1 | 6 |
| All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets | FL893011005 | 166.4 | 164.7 | 173.4 | 174.8 | 177.6 | 174.6 | 172.9 | 174.8 | 174.1 | 7 |
| Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets | FL313011005 | 86.9 | 86.8 | 91.0 | 93.9 | 93.1 | 93.0 | 91.9 | 93.9 | 93.6 | 8 |
| Federal government; monetary gold; asset (2) | FL313011205 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset | LM313011303 | 49.7 | 48.9 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 53.0 | 51.3 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 10 |
| Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset | LM313011405 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 22.3 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 11 |
| Federal government; other reserves; asset | LM313011505 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 21.9 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 12 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability | LM313111303 | 48.9 | 47.5 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 51.3 | 49.7 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 13 |
| Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets | FL713011005 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 33.1 | 31.9 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 14 |
| Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset (2) | FL713011203 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 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 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 17 |
| Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets | FL903011005 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 | 18 |
NOTES
- Includes federal government liability to IMF for special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations and accrued interest.
- By international accounting standards, monetary gold is a financial asset for which there is no corresponding liability.
Last Update: June 6, 2019