The share of the dollar in the SWIFT system has reached a historical high

At the end of August, the share of the dollar in settlements through the SWIFT interbank system increased by 1.1 percentage points, to 52.09 percent, which was a record value for the entire period of statistics. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to data from the system itself.

The previous maximum was 51.14 percent, recorded in March of this year. The share of the euro in August decreased by 0.41 percentage points, to 21.37 percent.

The third most popular currency remained the pound sterling – 6.37 points (minus 0.6 percentage points). The Japanese yen is in fourth place (3.52 percent, plus 0.17 percentage points), and the yuan (3.26 percent, plus 0.16 percentage points) closes the top five for the third month in a row.

A year earlier, the share of the dollar in settlements via SWIFT fell to its lowest level since February 2024, 46.94 percent, but a year later the American currency regained its position.