In 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) significantly increased its monetary gold reserves. The reserves rose to nearly 41 billion euros, up from just over 30 billion euros in 2023. This marked the largest increase in gold reserves during the observed period.
Monetary gold reserves of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 1999 to 2024
(in billion euros)
Characteristic
Gold reserves in billion euros
2024
40.89
2023
30.42
2022
27.69
2021
26.12
2020
25.06
2019
21.98
2018
18.19
2017
17.56
2016
17.82
2015
15.79
2014
15.98
2013
14.06
2012
20.36
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ECB. (January 15, 2025). Monetary gold reserves of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 1999 to 2024 (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/254304/eurosystems-foreign-currrency-reserves/
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ECB. "Monetary Gold Reserves of The European Central Bank (Ecb) from 1999 to 2024 (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/254304/eurosystems-foreign-currrency-reserves/
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Monetary gold reserves of the European Central Bank (ECB) from 1999 to 2024 (in billion euros) [Graph], ECB, January 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/254304/eurosystems-foreign-currrency-reserves/
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