Brazil international reserves

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Daily data from Banco Central do Brasil

International reserves (liquidity concept), in millions of dollars. Official figure published by Banco Central do Brasil with a one or two business-day lag.

$365.0 billion
October 22, 2026+1.7% vs October 22, 2025
$355B$360B$365B$370B$375B$380BOct 22Apr 24Oct 22

Latest days

DateUSD millionsChange
Oct 22364,960+292
Oct 21364,668+34
Oct 20364,634+241
Oct 19364,393−466
Oct 16364,859+550
Oct 15364,309+1,746
Oct 14362,563−774
Oct 13363,337+176
Oct 9363,161+794
Oct 8362,367−119

Banco Central do Brasil's daily figure and the IMF's monthly one may not match: the IMF uses a common definition for all countries.

Total reserves
$363B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-2.8%
12-month change
+1.9%
High since 2000
$388B
June 2019

Monthly history (IMF)

$363.1 billion
September 2026+866.7% vs January 2000
$0M$100B$200B$300B$400BJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.

Composition

What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.

  • Foreign exchange$316B · 87.1%
  • Gold$23.2B · 6.4%
  • SDRs$19.7B · 5.4%
  • IMF reserve position$4.1B · 1.1%

Gold

Tonnes
172 t
Market value
$23.2B
Share of reserves
6.4%

Tonnes of gold in reserves

172.5 t
September 2026+54.5% vs January 2000
0 t50 t100 t150 t200 tJan 2000May 2013Sep 2026

In context

Reserves per person
US$ 1,706
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
15.9%
Months of imports covered
10.9
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.

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