Total reserves in IBRD only
IBRD only: Total reserves was 80.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in IBRD only, 1971–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves in IBRD only stood at 80.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in IBRD only peaked at 137.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1986.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 16.8% | 30.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 13.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 16.4% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 31.9% | 137.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.3% | 83.3% | 132.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 80.0% | 85.2% | 5 |
More financial sector data for IBRD only
- Domestic credit to private sector 122.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.69 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 119.8% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 119.9% (2024)
- Net migration -632,917 (2025)
- Broad money 159.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 34.7% (2024)
- Interest rate spread 5.1% (2024)
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 18.7% (2025)
- Listed domestic companies, total 27,733 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in IBRD only?
- Total reserves in IBRD only was 80.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 137.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1986.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.