China international reserves
Total reserves
$3.79T
Data for June 2026
1-month change
-1.7%
12-month change
+4.4%
High since 2000
$4.06T
June 2014
Monthly history (IMF)
$3.79 trillion
June 2026+2,228.0% vs January 2000
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 June 2026.
- Foreign exchange$3.42T · 90.2%
- Gold$304B · 8.0%
- SDRs$55.1B · 1.5%
- IMF reserve position$11.0B · 0.3%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 2,346 t
- Market value
- $304B
- Share of reserves
- 8.0%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
2,346.5 t
June 2026+494.0% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 2,692
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
19.4%
Months of imports covered
13.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.