* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units in Brazil, December, 2018:
For that indicator, Central Bank of Brazil provides data for Brazil from 1960 to Q4 2018. The average value for Brazil during that period was 77.47 billion U.S. Dollar with a minumum of 0.06 billion U.S. Dollar in July 1964 and a maximum of 382.55 billion U.S. Dollar in May 2018.
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Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
Source: Central Bank of Brazil
Source: Central Bank of Brazil
Definition: Foreign exchange reserves consist of foreign currency, deposits denominated in foreign
currency, Monetary Gold, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and Reserve position in the
International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign exchange reserves are held by monetary authorities
to finance trade imbalances, check the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations and address
other issues under the purview of the central bank.
