The share of the euro in the reserves of world central banks has reached its highest level since 2014

Brief retelling from RIA II

The share of the euro in the reserves of world central banks increased by 0.56 percentage points and reached its highest level since the third quarter of 2014, 20.6% in the second quarter of 2026.

The dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves fell to 56.7% from 57.18% in the previous quarter.

The shares of other currencies changed: the share of the yuan increased to 1.98%, the pound sterling - to 4.57%, the Australian dollar - to 2.25%, the Swiss franc - to 0.27%, and the share of the yen and the Canadian dollar decreased slightly.

MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. The share of the euro in the reserves of world central banks in the second quarter of this year increased by 0.56 percentage points, to the maximum 20.6% since the third quarter of 2014, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was studied by RIA Novosti.

“The euro's share of global foreign exchange reserves rose to 20.6% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 20.04% in the first quarter of 2026, marking the largest increase in both claims and the euro's share of reported currencies, driven primarily by strong purchasing,” the IMF said in a release.

The indicator was the highest since the third quarter of 2014, when the mark reached 20.7%.

Meanwhile, the dollar's share of global foreign exchange reserves fell to 56.7% from 57.18% in the previous quarter as reserve holdings in the euro and several other currencies increased, it said.

The share of the yuan increased from 2.11% to 1.98% a quarter earlier, the pound sterling - to 4.57% from 4.41%. The indicator for the Australian dollar increased slightly - to 2.25% from 2.11% in the previous quarter, the Swiss franc - to 0.27% from 0.24%.