Reserves and related items in Euro area
Euro area: Reserves and related items was 25.91 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves and related items in Euro area, 1999–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves and related items in Euro area is 25.91 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 407.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves and related items in Euro area peaked at 158.37 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -32.82 billion BoP, current US$, in 2003.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves and related items in Euro area, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -16.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2001 | -16.46 billion BoP, current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.98 billion BoP, current US$ | -118.1% |
| 2003 | -32.82 billion BoP, current US$ | -1202.1% |
| 2004 | -15.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -52.6% |
| 2005 | -22.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +47.2% |
| 2006 | 2.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -111.2% |
| 2007 | 5.69 billion BoP, current US$ | +121.9% |
| 2008 | 12.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +119.6% |
| 2009 | 61.48 billion BoP, current US$ | +391.6% |
| 2010 | -3.47 billion BoP, current US$ | -105.7% |
| 2011 | -21.57 billion BoP, current US$ | +520.6% |
| 2012 | -3.95 billion BoP, current US$ | -81.7% |
| 2013 | -10.01 billion BoP, current US$ | +153.5% |
| 2014 | 18.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -282.0% |
| 2015 | 42.06 billion BoP, current US$ | +130.9% |
| 2016 | 25.51 billion BoP, current US$ | -39.4% |
| 2017 | 16.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 38.52 billion BoP, current US$ | +126.9% |
| 2019 | 11.53 billion BoP, current US$ | -70.1% |
| 2020 | 15.95 billion BoP, current US$ | +38.3% |
| 2021 | 158.37 billion BoP, current US$ | +893.0% |
| 2022 | 20.07 billion BoP, current US$ | -87.3% |
| 2023 | -12.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -160.2% |
| 2024 | 5.11 billion BoP, current US$ | -142.3% |
| 2025 | 25.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +407.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves and related items in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -1202.1% | 2.98 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.82 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2021 | +893.0% | 15.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 158.37 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.82 billion BoP, current US$ | 61.48 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.38 billion BoP, current US$ | -21.57 billion BoP, current US$ | 42.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.55 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 158.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves and related items in Euro area?
- Reserves and related items in Euro area was 25.91 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest reserves and related items recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 158.37 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves and related items recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.82 billion BoP, current US$ in 2003.
- How does Euro area rank for reserves and related items?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserves and related items rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. 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.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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.