Foreign exchange reserves excluding gold fell 5.57% to USD 149 bil in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of USD 176 bil in 2021 and an all time low of USD 0.178 bil in 1964. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, foreign exchange reserves excluding gold in Belgium amounted to USD 22.4 bil, USD 78.4 bil in France, USD 96.8 bil in Germany and USD 11.7 bil in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 16th within the group of 125 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves excluding gold.
| 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 |
| Austria | USD bil | 11.7 | 9.91 | 13.4 | 17.6 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | USD bil | 17.5 | 17.8 | 19.5 | 28.6 | 28.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | USD bil | 83.9 | 85.3 | 90.4 | 107 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | USD bil | 0.847 | 0.945 | 0.981 | 2.79 | 2.74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | USD bil | 13.2 | 13.3 | 16.7 | 28.6 | 27.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | USD bil | 112 | 117 | 140 | 153 | 153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | USD bil | 59.0 | 60.9 | 64.2 | 75.7 | 76.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | USD bil | 160 | 158 | 161 | 176 | 158 |
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