United Kingdom: Percent of world foreign exchange reserves
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| United Kingdom |
Percent of world foreign exchange reserves |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 1.304 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1960 - 2025 |
| Average | 2.670 |
| Min - Max | 0.833 - 6.509 |
| Source | The Global Economy |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2025 is 1.304 percent, an increase from 1.175 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 0.826 percent, based on data from 121 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1960 to 2025 is 2.67 percent. The minimum value, 0.833 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 6.509 percent was recorded in 1971.
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| Recent values | United Kingdom: Percent of world foreign exchange reserves |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.304 |
| 2024 | 1.175 |
| 2023 | 1.207 |
| 2022 | 1.254 |
| 2021 | 1.286 |
| 2020 | 1.255 |
| 2019 | 1.326 |
| 2018 | 1.386 |
Definition: Foreign exchange reserves including gold as percent of total world foreign exchange reserves.
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