USA: Foreign exchange reserves

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The most recent value is 238.8 billion U.S. Dollar as of December 2024, a decline compared to the previous value of 241.46 billion U.S. Dollar. Historically, the average for the USA from January 1960 to December 2024 is 71.02 billion U.S. Dollar. The minimum of 12.13 billion U.S. Dollar was recorded in August 1971, while the maximum of 253.22 billion U.S. Dollar was reached in August 2021. Click on the following link to see the values of: Foreign exchange reserves around the world.
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  • Measure: billion U.S. Dollar
  • Source: The Federal Reserve System of the USA

Recent values USA: Foreign exchange reserves, billion currency units
2024  Dec 238.8
2024  Nov 241.46
2024  Oct 243.93
2024  Sep 250.62
2024  Aug 249.09
2024  Jul 245.22
2024  Jun 242.12
2024  May 243.06


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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.

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 Terms of trade 104.65 2021 percent
 Trade openness 24.90 2023 percent
 Financial openness 2.299 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 11.63 2022 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 3,052.47 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 6.96 2022 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 15.41 2022 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 3,849.81 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.27 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 348.78 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 133,015.00 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP -3.00 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars -905.38 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -3.77 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -784.89 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 773.43 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.03 2023 percent
 Remittances 7,222.96 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -12,428.00 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 238.80 12/2024 billion
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