International reserves in South America in 2025 — 637,498,516,657 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28,770.5%.
1960–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 637B | +54.19B | +9.29% |
| 2024 | 583B | −6.23B | −1.06% |
| 2023 | 590B | +12.97B | +2.25% |
| 2022 | 577B | −54.2B | −8.59% |
| 2021 | 631B | +24.03B | +3.96% |
| 2020 | 607B | +10.39B | +1.74% |
| 2019 | 596B | −28.1B | −4.5% |
| 2018 | 624B | −1.79B | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 626B | +28.64B | +4.79% |
| 2016 | 598B | +15.56B | +2.67% |
| 2015 | 582B | −29.09B | −4.76% |
| 2014 | 611B | +8.99B | +1.49% |
| 2013 | 602B | −23.4B | −3.74% |
| 2012 | 626B | +44.72B | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 581B | +84.6B | +17.05% |
| 2010 | 496B | +66.29B | +15.42% |
| 2009 | 430B | +46.32B | +12.08% |
| 2008 | 384B | +41.64B | +12.18% |
| 2007 | 342B | +125B | +57.3% |
| 2006 | 217B | +50.93B | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 166B | +21.49B | +14.83% |
| 2004 | 145B | +17.96B | +14.14% |
| 2003 | 127B | +26.95B | +26.94% |
| 2002 | 100B | −2.78B | −2.71% |
| 2001 | 103B | −10.32B | −9.12% |
| 2000 | 113B | −3.88B | −3.32% |
| 1999 | 117B | −8.74B | −6.95% |
| 1998 | 126B | −12.86B | −9.28% |
| 1997 | 139B | −594M | −0.43% |
| 1996 | 139B | +22.57B | +19.35% |
| 1995 | 117B | +14.29B | +13.95% |
| 1994 | 102B | +14.13B | +16.01% |
| 1993 | 88.24B | +15.03B | +20.53% |
| 1992 | 73.21B | +20.25B | +38.24% |
| 1991 | 52.96B | +6.75B | +14.62% |
| 1990 | 46.21B | +11.51B | +33.17% |
| 1989 | 34.7B | +790M | +2.33% |
| 1988 | 33.91B | −1.22B | −3.47% |
| 1987 | 35.13B | −511M | −1.43% |
| 1986 | 35.64B | −4.78B | −11.83% |
| 1985 | 40.42B | +4.34B | +12.04% |
| 1984 | 36.07B | +5.92B | +19.63% |
| 1983 | 30.15B | −3.8B | −11.18% |
| 1982 | 33.95B | −7.04B | −17.17% |
| 1981 | 40.99B | −7.18B | −14.9% |
| 1980 | 48.17B | −672M | −1.38% |
| 1979 | 48.84B | +14.4B | +41.82% |
| 1978 | 34.43B | +8.02B | +30.35% |
| 1977 | 26.42B | +4.13B | +18.53% |
| 1976 | 22.29B | +4.48B | +25.14% |
| 1975 | 17.81B | −1.22B | −6.43% |
| 1974 | 19.03B | +5.26B | +38.17% |
| 1973 | 13.77B | +5.28B | +62.19% |
| 1972 | 8.49B | +3.57B | +72.64% |
| 1971 | 4.92B | +687M | +16.23% |
| 1970 | 4.23B | +1.01B | +31.53% |
| 1969 | 3.22B | +293M | +10.03% |
| 1968 | 2.92B | +460M | +18.64% |
| 1967 | 2.47B | +304M | +14.09% |
| 1966 | 2.16B | −105M | −4.64% |
| 1965 | 2.27B | +378M | +20.01% |
| 1964 | 1.89B | −68.04M | −3.48% |
| 1963 | 1.96B | +358M | +22.4% |
| 1962 | 1.6B | −437M | −21.48% |
| 1961 | 2.04B | −173M | −7.82% |
| 1960 | 2.21B | — | — |
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.
How many months of imports a country can pay for out of its reserves.
Public Finance External debtHow much a country as a whole owes abroad — government, banks and companies together.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.