Other Reserve Assets

Other Reserve Assets covers all remaining components of international reserves that are not classified as foreign currency, gold or SDRs. It may include reserve positions in the IMF or other highly liquid external assets controlled by the monetary authority, and the definition can vary by country. Gross international reserves correspond to reserve assets from the international investment position. This indicator is part of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Latin Macro Watch, a curated macroeconomic database for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Coverage

The series covers 9 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency, spanning 1990 to 2026. Values are available in millions of USD and as a share of GDP (% of GDP), including average-of-period and end-of-period variants, with transformations such as 3-, 6- and 12-month moving averages (MA3, MA6, MA12) and month-on-month, quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year percentage changes (MoM %, QoQ %, YoY %).

Sources

Data are compiled from national central banks and regional bodies, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Bank of Jamaica, Central Bank of Barbados and Consejo Monetario Centroamericano, supporting comparable analysis of external buffers across the region.

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Format	CSV
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
Data notes	What does Other Reserve Assets measure? It covers all remaining components of international reserves not classified as foreign currency, gold or SDRs, such as reserve positions in the IMF or other highly liquid external assets controlled by the monetary authority. How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered? The indicator covers 9 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean at annual, monthly and quarterly frequency, spanning 1990 to 2026. What units and transformations are available? Values are available in millions of USD and as a share of GDP (% of GDP), including average-of-period and end-of-period variants, with transformations including MA3, MA6 and MA12 moving averages and MoM %, QoQ % and YoY % changes. Where does the data come from? Data are compiled from national central banks and regional bodies, including Banco Central do Brasil, Banco de Mexico (Banxico), Bank of Jamaica, Central Bank of Barbados and Consejo Monetario Centroamericano. What is this indicator typically used for? It is used to assess the composition and adequacy of international reserves, external liquidity buffers and the financial resilience of economies across Latin America and the Caribbean. How do I cite this indicator? Cite it as: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Other Reserve Assets". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.