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 2018 2019 2020 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2020 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 Line
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM893111005 163.7 167.1 183.7 164.6 167.1 164.9 171.3 177.5 183.7 1
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 49.1 48.8 50.0 48.1 48.8 48.2 48.6 49.7 50.0 2
Rest of the world; U.S. official reserve assets; liability LM263111005 114.6 118.3 133.7 116.5 118.3 116.7 122.7 127.8 133.7 3
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 50.8 50.7 52.9 50.0 50.7 50.1 50.6 51.7 52.9 4
Rest of the world; reserve position in IMF (net); liability LM263111403 22.0 26.2 36.4 25.6 26.2 25.5 30.6 33.1 36.4 5
Rest of the world; other U.S. reserve assets (total); liability LM263111503 41.8 41.4 44.4 40.8 41.4 41.1 41.5 42.9 44.4 6
All sectors; U.S. official reserve assets FL893011005 174.8 178.2 194.8 175.6 178.2 176.0 182.4 188.6 194.8 7
Federal government; U.S. official reserve assets FL313011005 93.9 97.8 111.7 96.2 97.8 96.4 102.2 106.5 111.7 8
Federal government; monetary gold; asset (2) FL313011205 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) holdings; asset LM313011303 50.8 50.7 52.9 50.0 50.7 50.1 50.6 51.7 52.9 10
Federal government; reserve position in IMF (net); asset LM313011405 22.3 26.4 36.6 25.9 26.4 25.8 30.9 33.4 36.6 11
Federal government; other reserves; asset LM313011505 20.8 20.6 22.1 20.3 20.6 20.5 20.7 21.4 22.1 12
Federal government; special drawing rights (SDRs) allocations; liability LM313111303 49.1 48.8 50.0 48.1 48.8 48.2 48.6 49.7 50.0 13
Monetary authority; U.S. official reserve assets FL713011005 31.8 31.6 33.1 31.3 31.6 31.4 31.6 32.3 33.1 14
Monetary authority; monetary gold; asset (2) FL713011203 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 15
Monetary authority; reserve position in IMF (net); asset FL713011405 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 16
Monetary authority; foreign currency denominated assets LM713011505 21.0 20.8 22.3 20.5 20.8 20.6 20.9 21.6 22.3 17
Instrument discrepancies; U.S. official reserve assets FL903011005 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 -11.0 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 11, 2021