Total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total reserves minus gold was 170.78 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom is 170.78 billion current US$, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom peaked at 176.02 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 178.18 million current US$, in 1964.
United Kingdom ranks 17th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 884.40 million current US$ | 178.18 million current US$ | 1.40 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.98 billion current US$ | 1.48 billion current US$ | 20.11 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.09 billion current US$ | 9.44 billion current US$ | 44.10 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.88 billion current US$ | 32.21 billion current US$ | 42.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.79 billion current US$ | 44.26 billion current US$ | 69.40 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 121.54 billion current US$ | 84.01 billion current US$ | 159.87 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 162.04 billion current US$ | 148.57 billion current US$ | 176.02 billion current US$ | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.7595 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -17.71 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.63 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 297.09 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 391.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -20.96 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -26.79 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 43,477 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 54,550 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.02 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom?
- Total reserves minus gold in United Kingdom was 170.78 billion current US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 176.02 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.18 million current US$ in 1964.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total reserves minus gold?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves minus gold rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves minus gold (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.