Brazil vs United States: Total reserves minus gold (current US$)
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 334.30 billion current US$ against 243.27 billion current US$ in United States, a difference of 91.03 billion current US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238.82 million current US$ | 2.27 billion current US$ | 2.03 billion current US$ | United States |
| 1970s | 5.70 billion current US$ | 4.93 billion current US$ | 772.30 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 1980s | 7.34 billion current US$ | 30.84 billion current US$ | 23.49 billion current US$ | United States |
| 1990s | 34.71 billion current US$ | 65.38 billion current US$ | 30.67 billion current US$ | United States |
| 2000s | 95.48 billion current US$ | 68.78 billion current US$ | 26.70 billion current US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 353.75 billion current US$ | 120.83 billion current US$ | 232.92 billion current US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 337.14 billion current US$ | 218.65 billion current US$ | 118.49 billion current US$ | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 334.30 billion current US$ against 243.27 billion current US$ in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold between Brazil and United States?
- 91.03 billion current US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for total reserves minus gold?
- Brazil ranks 10th and United States ranks 13th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding 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.