Euro area vs United States: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Euro area
- United States
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 2.11 trillion includes gold, current US$ against 1.39 trillion includes gold, current US$ in United States, a difference of 720.70 billion includes gold, current US$.
That makes Euro area's figure about 1.5 times United States's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 373.68 billion includes gold, current US$ | 136.45 billion includes gold, current US$ | 237.23 billion includes gold, current US$ | Euro area |
| 2000s | 435.18 billion includes gold, current US$ | 217.58 billion includes gold, current US$ | 217.60 billion includes gold, current US$ | Euro area |
| 2010s | 802.20 billion includes gold, current US$ | 469.10 billion includes gold, current US$ | 333.10 billion includes gold, current US$ | Euro area |
| 2020s | 1.38 trillion includes gold, current US$ | 853.35 billion includes gold, current US$ | 527.13 billion includes gold, current US$ | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Euro area or United States?
- Euro area, at 2.11 trillion includes gold, current US$ against 1.39 trillion includes gold, current US$ in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Euro area and United States?
- 720.70 billion includes gold, current US$, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and United States rank globally for total reserves?
- Euro area ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 1 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.