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United Kingdom Highest Foreign Reserves

Name: United Kingdom Foreign Reserves
Creator: World Bank
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$194.2B in 2021

Total reserves including gold · World Bank

The highest foreign reserves in United Kingdom was $194.2B in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 ($194.2B), 2020 ($180.1B), 2023 ($177.9B), 2022 ($176.4B), 2024 ($174.6B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

United Kingdom Top 5 Highest Foreign Reserves Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	$194.2B
2nd	2020	$180.1B
3rd	2023	$177.9B
4th	2022	$176.4B
5th	2024	$174.6B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2021	$194.2B	+$14.1B	18th
2020	$180.1B	+$6.5B	17th
2023	$177.9B	+$1.5B	20th
2022	$176.4B	−$17.8B	18th
2024	$174.6B	−$3.3B	18th
2019	$173.6B	+$911.4M	17th
2018	$172.7B	+$21.8B	15th
2025	$172.5B	−$2.1B	20th
2017	$150.9B	+$15.9B	17th
2015	$148.1B	+$23.6B	16th
2016	$134.9B	−$13.2B	17th
2014	$124.5B	+$5.7B	19th
2013	$118.8B	+$1.6B	21st
2012	$117.2B	+$7.4B	21st
2011	$109.7B	+$11.7B	21st
2010	$98.0B	+$18.6B	19th
2009	$79.5B	+$14.7B	21st
2007	$77.7B	+$13.9B	19th
2008	$64.8B	−$12.9B	21st
2006	$63.8B	+$4.7B	19th
2004	$62.1B	+$5.8B	15th
2005	$59.1B	−$3.0B	16th
2003	$56.3B	+$1.4B	14th
2002	$55.0B	+$7.5B	12th
1988	$51.9B	+$981.7M	7th
2000	$50.9B	+$4.8B	10th
1987	$50.9B	+$25.1B	7th
1995	$49.1B	+$1.1B	11th
1991	$48.6B	+$5.4B	8th
1994	$48.1B	+$4.1B	10th
2001	$47.4B	−$3.5B	11th
1996	$46.7B	−$2.4B	12th
1999	$46.2B	+$7.4B	10th
1993	$44.0B	+$1.1B	10th
1990	$43.1B	+$763.9M	8th
1992	$42.8B	−$5.7B	8th
1989	$42.4B	−$9.5B	8th
1998	$38.8B	+$1.2B	13th
1997	$37.7B	−$9.0B	12th
1980	$31.8B	+$2.7B	8th
1979	$29.1B	+$7.9B	8th
1986	$25.9B	+$6.8B	8th
1977	$23.8B	+$17.6B	6th
1981	$22.8B	−$9.0B	9th
1978	$21.2B	−$2.6B	7th
1982	$21.1B	−$1.7B	9th
1985	$19.1B	+$3.8B	9th
1983	$18.6B	−$2.5B	10th
1984	$15.3B	−$3.3B	11th
1974	$10.0B	+$2.0B	10th
1971	$9.0B	+$6.0B	4th
1973	$7.9B	+$1.7B	9th
1975	$7.5B	−$2.4B	11th
1972	$6.2B	−$2.7B	10th
1976	$6.2B	−$1.3B	15th
1960	$3.8B	–	3rd
1961	$3.3B	−$439.3M	5th
1962	$3.3B	−$14.6M	5th
1963	$3.2B	−$159.5M	5th
1966	$3.1B	+$97.8M	6th
1965	$3.0B	+$689.4M	7th
1970	$2.9B	+$382.9M	10th
1968	$2.7B	+$10.1M	9th
1967	$2.7B	−$407.2M	7th
1969	$2.5B	−$177.0M	9th
1964	$2.3B	−$831.4M	8th

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