L.200 U.S. Official Reserve Assets and SDR Allocations (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted

Description Series code 2015 2016 2017 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3 2017 Q4 Line
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM893111005 155.4 153.6 162.4 160.6 153.6 155.5 160 162.6 162.4 1
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 48.9 47.5 50.3 49.3 47.5 47.9 49.1 49.9 50.3 2
Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM263111005 106.4 106.1 112.1 111.3 106.1 107.6 110.8 112.7 112.1 3
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 49.7 48.9 51.9 50.1 48.9 49.3 50.6 51.4 51.9 4
Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability LM263111403 17.6 18.4 17.6 18.3 18.4 18.3 18.8 19 17.6 5
Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability LM263111503 39.1 38.9 42.6 42.9 38.9 39.9 41.4 42.2 42.6 6
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets FL893011005 166.4 164.7 173.5 171.6 164.7 166.5 171 173.6 173.5 7
Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets FL313011005 86.9 86.8 91 90 86.8 87.7 90.2 91.8 91 8
Federal government; monetary gold; asset (2) FL313011205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 49.7 48.9 51.9 50.1 48.9 49.3 50.6 51.4 51.9 10
Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset LM313011405 17.7 18.7 17.9 18.6 18.7 18.6 19.1 19.3 17.9 11
Federal government; other reserves; asset LM313011505 19.5 19.3 21.2 21.3 19.3 19.8 20.5 21 21.2 12
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 48.9 47.5 50.3 49.3 47.5 47.9 49.1 49.9 50.3 13
Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets FL713011005 30.5 30.4 32.2 32.4 30.4 30.9 31.6 32 32.2 14
Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset (2) FL713011203 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 15
Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset FL713011405 -0.1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 16
Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets LM713011505 19.6 19.6 21.4 21.6 19.6 20.2 20.9 21.2 21.4 17
Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets FL903011005 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 18


NOTES

  1. Includes federal government liability to IMF for special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations and accrued interest.
  2. By international accounting standards, monetary gold is a financial asset for which there is no corresponding liability.
Last Update: March 8, 2018