Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves

$539.8B +$4.9B

Jul 2026 · Monthly

Germany's foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold) rose to $582.84 billion in August 2026, from $539.77 billion in July, a monthly increase of $43.07 billion. The August figure remains below the all-time high of $663.69 billion set in February 2026, but it is up from $468.18 billion a year earlier. The series, which began in December 1999, has ranged from a low of $81.25 billion in May 2001 to the February peak. The August level marks the second consecutive monthly gain, following a decline from June to July, according to the International Monetary Fund.

source: International Monetary Fund

Germany's foreign-exchange reserves excluding gold rose to USD 539.8 billion in July 2026, up from USD 534.9 billion in June 2026. The reading is below the all-time high of USD 663.7 billion from February 2026 and remains far above the series low of USD 81.2 billion in May 2001. The series started in December 1999.

Germany Foreign Exchange Reserves, 1999–2026
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
$539.8B$534.9B$663.7BFeb 2026$81.2BMay 20011999 – 2026Monthly

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About this series

Foreign Exchange Reserves in Germany averaged $205.7B from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all-time high of $663.7B in Feb 2026 and a record low of $81.2B in May 2001. The series is reported monthly with history from 1999.

The indicator measures Germany's foreign-exchange reserves excluding gold. The unit is billions of U.S. dollars (USD bn). The frequency is monthly, with observations from December 1999 through July 2026. The series provides a continuous record of the country's official foreign-exchange reserve holdings over that span.

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International Monetary Fund · IMF. Data is also available free of charge from the IMF

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