SDR Holdings
SDR Holdings are the portion of international reserves held in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). SDRs are an international reserve asset created by the IMF and can be exchanged among member countries to supplement official reserves. Published in the Latin Macro Watch of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), this indicator lets economists, policymakers, and researchers track an important component of external reserves across Latin America and the Caribbean on a comparable basis.
Coverage
The series spans 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, covering the period 1990 to 2026. Values are available in millions of USD and as percent of GDP, each with average-of-period and end-of-period variants, and can be viewed through transformations such as 3-, 6-, and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and month-over-month, quarter-over-quarter, and year-over-year percentage changes (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %). These gross international reserves correspond to reserve assets from the international investment position.
Sources
The data are drawn from national authorities including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Bank of Jamaica, and Bank of Guyana, ensuring regionally comparable measures of SDR holdings.
Metadata & use
| Format | CSV |
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| Language | en |
| Country |
Argentina
Bahamas
Trinidad & Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
El Salvador
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Panama
Uruguay
Venezuela
Barbados
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
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| Data notes |
What are SDR Holdings?SDR Holdings are the portion of international reserves held in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocated by the IMF. SDRs are an international reserve asset that can be exchanged among member countries to supplement official reserves. How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered?The indicator covers 13 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean, available at annual, monthly, and quarterly frequency, over the period 1990 to 2026. What units and transformations are available?Values are available in millions of USD and as percent of GDP, each with average-of-period and end-of-period variants. Transformations include MA3, MA6, MA12 moving averages and MoM %, QoQ %, and YoY % changes. Where do the data come from?The data are drawn from national authorities such as Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Bank of Jamaica, and Bank of Guyana. What is this indicator typically used for?It is used to monitor the SDR component of official reserves, assess external liquidity buffers, and compare reserve composition across Latin American and Caribbean economies over time. How do I cite this indicator?Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "SDR Holdings." data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset. |