Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold fell 3.46% to USD 11.7 bil in Ireland in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Ireland reached an all time high of USD 12.7 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.306 bil in 1960. When compared to Ireland's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Canada amounted to USD 120 bil, USD 78.4 bil in France, USD 6.24 bil in Iceland and USD 149 bil in United Kingdom in 2024.
Ireland has been ranked 68th within the group of 125 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, 53 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Excluding Gold (USD) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Australia | USD bil | 51.1 | 55.6 | 39.2 | 53.8 | 53.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | 17.5 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 28.6 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 83.9 | 85.3 | 90.4 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | USD bil | 68.2 | 63.6 | 68.8 | 78.3 | 92.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | USD bil | 66.1 | 69.7 | 76.1 | 102 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | 59.2 | 59.2 | 64.0 | 99.2 | 98.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | USD bil | 6.24 | 6.69 | 6.30 | 6.96 | 5.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | USD bil | 4.98 | 5.44 | 7.10 | 12.7 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | USD bil | 51.3 | 55.3 | 61.6 | 84.0 | 81.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 171 | 177 | 192 | 201 | 194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | USD bil | 63.1 | 66.9 | 75.3 | 84.3 | 72.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 59.0 | 60.9 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 76.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | USD bil | 55.4 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 54.7 | 57.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 115 | 118 | 134 | 240 | 233 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 160 | 158 | 161 | 176 | 158 |
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