International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Latin America & Caribbean

International reserves in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 914,950,593,439 US$. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 3,381.3%.

2024 915B US$ +1.81% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 927B US$2021
Period minimum 26.28B US$1976

Trend over time

1976–2024 · US$

International reserves — Latin America & Caribbean, 1976–20240250B500B750B1T197619811986199119962001200620112016202120241976: 26,281,987,986 US$1977: 31,921,299,208 US$1978: 40,808,433,935 US$1979: 56,755,958,341 US$1980: 57,473,606,305 US$1981: 51,103,722,537 US$1982: 40,748,481,462 US$1983: 39,072,559,720 US$1984: 47,714,395,539 US$1985: 49,713,699,150 US$1986: 45,711,911,920 US$1987: 51,810,684,684 US$1988: 43,169,931,555 US$1989: 44,615,495,356 US$1990: 59,849,334,062 US$1991: 75,643,827,424 US$1992: 97,584,173,650 US$1993: 119,139,756,590 US$1994: 114,779,998,216 US$1995: 140,242,392,666 US$1996: 166,126,715,127 US$1997: 176,488,239,093 US$1998: 167,551,346,016 US$1999: 159,962,489,140 US$2000: 161,070,627,628 US$2001: 162,835,283,003 US$2002: 165,618,872,713 US$2003: 201,871,569,985 US$2004: 228,093,277,564 US$2005: 264,209,130,697 US$2006: 321,547,306,473 US$2007: 460,251,612,514 US$2008: 513,505,865,182 US$2009: 568,000,601,556 US$2010: 658,585,798,218 US$2011: 772,435,690,367 US$2012: 837,089,318,944 US$2013: 830,282,449,624 US$2014: 858,584,836,510 US$2015: 811,792,477,545 US$2016: 830,930,434,589 US$2017: 860,192,865,850 US$2018: 859,634,559,639 US$2019: 846,388,572,300 US$2020: 886,894,194,591 US$2021: 926,956,346,569 US$2022: 865,451,697,502 US$2023: 898,709,390,450 US$2024: 914,950,593,439 US$
Change over the period: +889B (+3,381.28%) Average annual rate: 7.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 915B US$
World computed 14.86T US$
International reserves — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 915B +16.24B +1.81%
2023 899B +33.26B +3.84%
2022 865B −61.5B −6.64%
2021 927B +40.06B +4.52%
2020 887B +40.51B +4.79%
2019 846B −13.25B −1.54%
2018 860B −558M −0.06%
2017 860B +29.26B +3.52%
2016 831B +19.14B +2.36%
2015 812B −46.79B −5.45%
2014 859B +28.3B +3.41%
2013 830B −6.81B −0.81%
2012 837B +64.65B +8.37%
2011 772B +114B +17.29%
2010 659B +90.59B +15.95%
2009 568B +54.49B +10.61%
2008 514B +53.25B +11.57%
2007 460B +139B +43.14%
2006 322B +57.34B +21.7%
2005 264B +36.12B +15.83%
2004 228B +26.22B +12.99%
2003 202B +36.25B +21.89%
2002 166B +2.78B +1.71%
2001 163B +1.76B +1.1%
2000 161B +1.11B +0.69%
1999 160B −7.59B −4.53%
1998 168B −8.94B −5.06%
1997 176B +10.36B +6.24%
1996 166B +25.88B +18.46%
1995 140B +25.46B +22.18%
1994 115B −4.36B −3.66%
1993 119B +21.56B +22.09%
1992 97.58B +21.94B +29%
1991 75.64B +15.79B +26.39%
1990 59.85B +15.23B +34.14%
1989 44.62B +1.45B +3.35%
1988 43.17B −8.64B −16.68%
1987 51.81B +6.1B +13.34%
1986 45.71B −4B −8.05%
1985 49.71B +2B +4.19%
1984 47.71B +8.64B +22.12%
1983 39.07B −1.68B −4.11%
1982 40.75B −10.36B −20.26%
1981 51.1B −6.37B −11.08%
1980 57.47B +718M +1.26%
1979 56.76B +15.95B +39.08%
1978 40.81B +8.89B +27.84%
1977 31.92B +5.64B +21.46%
1976 26.28B

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.