The dataset contains the official reserve assets for the euro area as a whole and at national level for the Monetary Union"s participant countries. The statistics generally follow the breakdown of the 5th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5). Methodological notes on the reserve assets of the euro area and of the ECB are available on the ECB website.

Last updated: 30 September 2014 12:15 CEST