International reserves — all countries

International reserves — United Kingdom

International reserves in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 214,355,349,052 US$. Ranked 18 in the world out of 124. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,590.3%.

2025 214B US$ +22.77% vs 2024
World rank 18of 124
Period maximum 214B US$2025
Period minimum 2.32B US$1964

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

International reserves — United Kingdom, 1960–20250100B200B300B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,767,016,801 US$1962: 3,313,161,731 US$1964: 2,322,326,240 US$1966: 3,109,538,540 US$1968: 2,712,427,900 US$1970: 2,918,294,770 US$1972: 6,214,060,489 US$1974: 9,959,015,733 US$1976: 6,208,263,110 US$1978: 21,184,736,972 US$1980: 31,755,311,531 US$1982: 21,083,020,685 US$1984: 15,306,822,448 US$1986: 25,853,390,488 US$1988: 51,899,597,618 US$1990: 43,145,747,847 US$1992: 42,844,142,574 US$1994: 48,079,032,624 US$1996: 46,700,021,360 US$1998: 38,829,795,838 US$2000: 50,939,389,681 US$2002: 54,959,281,999 US$2004: 62,138,194,999 US$2006: 63,823,577,314 US$2008: 64,785,716,443 US$2010: 98,025,460,114 US$2012: 117,156,976,865 US$2014: 124,487,425,221 US$2016: 134,931,850,848 US$2018: 172,657,749,536 US$2020: 180,054,101,390 US$2022: 176,409,966,647 US$2024: 174,597,843,325 US$2025: 214,355,349,052 US$
Change over the period: +211B (+5,590.32%) Average annual rate: 6.41 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 214B US$
Europe & Central Asia computed 4.61T US$
Northern Europe computed 561B US$
International reserves — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 214B +39.76B +22.77%
2024 175B −3.32B −1.86%
2023 178B +1.51B +0.85%
2022 176B −17.77B −9.15%
2021 194B +14.13B +7.85%
2020 180B +6.48B +3.74%
2019 174B +911M +0.53%
2018 173B +21.8B +14.45%
2017 151B +15.93B +11.8%
2016 135B −13.18B −8.9%
2015 148B +23.62B +18.98%
2014 124B +5.74B +4.83%
2013 119B +1.59B +1.36%
2012 117B +7.42B +6.76%
2011 110B +11.71B +11.94%
2010 98.03B +18.57B +23.37%
2009 79.45B +14.67B +22.64%
2008 64.79B −12.93B −16.64%
2007 77.72B +13.89B +21.77%
2006 63.82B +4.69B +7.93%
2005 59.14B −3B −4.83%
2004 62.14B +5.79B +10.27%
2003 56.35B +1.39B +2.53%
2002 54.96B +7.54B +15.91%
2001 47.42B −3.52B −6.91%
2000 50.94B +4.75B +10.29%
1999 46.19B +7.36B +18.95%
1998 38.83B +1.17B +3.1%
1997 37.66B −9.04B −19.35%
1996 46.7B −2.44B −4.97%
1995 49.14B +1.07B +2.22%
1994 48.08B +4.1B +9.31%
1993 43.98B +1.14B +2.66%
1992 42.84B −5.73B −11.79%
1991 48.57B +5.43B +12.58%
1990 43.15B +764M +1.8%
1989 42.38B −9.52B −18.34%
1988 51.9B +982M +1.93%
1987 50.92B +25.06B +96.95%
1986 25.85B +6.77B +35.49%
1985 19.08B +3.77B +24.66%
1984 15.31B −3.29B −17.68%
1983 18.59B −2.49B −11.81%
1982 21.08B −1.72B −7.54%
1981 22.8B −8.95B −28.19%
1980 31.76B +2.67B +9.18%
1979 29.08B +7.9B +37.29%
1978 21.18B −2.59B −10.91%
1977 23.78B +17.57B +283.01%
1976 6.21B −1.34B −17.74%
1975 7.55B −2.41B −24.21%
1974 9.96B +2.01B +25.32%
1973 7.95B +1.73B +27.89%
1972 6.21B −2.74B −30.62%
1971 8.96B +6.04B +206.92%
1970 2.92B +383M +15.1%
1969 2.54B −177M −6.53%
1968 2.71B +10.06M +0.37%
1967 2.7B −407M −13.09%
1966 3.11B +97.77M +3.25%
1965 3.01B +689M +29.69%
1964 2.32B −831M −26.36%
1963 3.15B −159M −4.81%
1962 3.31B −14.55M −0.44%
1961 3.33B −439M −11.66%
1960 3.77B

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.