United States international reserves
Total reserves
$1.33T
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-7.1%
12-month change
+7.2%
High since 2000
$1.61T
February 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$1.33 trillion
September 2026+903.8% 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 September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$38.2B · 2.9%
- Gold$1.09T · 81.8%
- SDRs$173B · 12.9%
- IMF reserve position$31.8B · 2.4%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 8,134 t
- Market value
- $1.09T
- Share of reserves
- 81.8%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
8,133.5 t
September 2026-0.1% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 3,906
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
4.3%
Months of imports covered
3.9
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.