* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units in Switzerland, December, 2018:
For that indicator, Swiss National Bank provides data for Switzerland from Q2 1999 to Q4 2018. The average value for Switzerland during that period was 284.77 billion Swiss Franc with a minumum of 65.2 billion Swiss Franc in April 2005 and a maximum of 806.19 billion Swiss Franc in April 2018.
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Measure: billion Swiss Franc
Source: Swiss National Bank
Source: Swiss National Bank
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.
