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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | 2019 Q2 | 2019 Q3 | 2019 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability | LM893111005 | 162.4 | 163.7 | 167.1 | 161.8 | 163.7 | 163.0 | 166.3 | 164.6 | 167.1 | 1 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability | LM313111303 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 2 |
| Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability | LM263111005 | 112.1 | 114.6 | 118.3 | 112.6 | 114.6 | 114.0 | 117.2 | 116.5 | 118.3 | 3 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset | LM313011303 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 4 |
| Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability | LM263111403 | 17.6 | 22.0 | 26.2 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 24.4 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 5 |
| Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability | LM263111503 | 42.6 | 41.8 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 41.1 | 41.9 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 6 |
| All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets | FL893011005 | 173.4 | 174.8 | 178.2 | 172.9 | 174.8 | 174.1 | 177.3 | 175.6 | 178.2 | 7 |
| Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets | FL313011005 | 91.0 | 93.9 | 97.8 | 91.9 | 93.9 | 93.6 | 96.4 | 96.2 | 97.8 | 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 | 51.9 | 50.8 | 50.7 | 50.9 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 10 |
| Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset | LM313011405 | 17.9 | 22.3 | 26.4 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 24.6 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 11 |
| Federal government; other reserves; asset | LM313011505 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 12 |
| Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability | LM313111303 | 50.3 | 49.1 | 48.8 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 49.1 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 13 |
| Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets | FL713011005 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 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 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 16 |
| Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets | LM713011505 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 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: March 12, 2020