Currency shares of the world's foreign-exchange reserves. 5 series: U.S. dollar, Euro, Renminbi, Yen, Sterling. Latest, 2026 Q2: U.S. dollar 56.70%; Euro 20.60%; Renminbi 2.11%; Yen 4.96%; Sterling 4.57%.

Since its December 2025 revision the IMF assigns every reserve to a currency, imputing the part countries do not report (about a tenth of the total), so shares are of all foreign-exchange reserves back to 2000 and run higher than older "allocated" figures.

See also: Laurence Wilse-Samson, "Global Finance: A Money View", chapter 27, The Future of the Dollar System

Classroom exerciseCompute the dollar's share in the first quarter of 2000 and in the latest quarter. Then compute 100 minus the five shares shown for both dates: that is what went to other currencies. Where did the dollar's lost share go? Compare your answer with Arslanalp, Eichengreen and Simpson-Bell (2022), "The Stealth Erosion of Dollar Dominance". Teach page