Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

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08 Oct 2025

Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (8 October) that the official foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong amounted to US$419.2 billion as at the end of September 2025 (end-August 2025: US$421.6 billion) (Annex).

Including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, the foreign currency reserve assets of Hong Kong at the end of September 2025 amounted to US$418.9 billion (end-August 2025: US$421.1 billion).       

The total foreign currency reserve assets of US$419.2 billion represent over five times the currency in circulation or about 37% of Hong Kong dollar M3.

Release calendar

The release calendar of foreign currency reserve assets for 2026 is announced below:

Reference Month

Release Date

January 2026

6 February 2026

February 2026

6 March 2026

March 2026

9 April 2026

April 2026

7 May 2026

May 2026

5 June 2026

June 2026

7 July 2026

July 2026

7 August 2026

August 2026

7 September 2026

September 2026

7 October 2026

October 2026

6 November 2026

November 2026

7 December 2026

December 2026

7 January 2027

 

Annex

 

Hong Kong Monetary Authority
8 October 2025

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At present, four press releases relating to the Exchange Fund’s data are issued by the HKMA each month.  Three of these releases are issued to disseminate monetary data in accordance with International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS).  The fourth press release, on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, is made in accordance with the HKMA’s policy of maintaining a high level of transparency.  For the month of October 2025, the scheduled dates for issuing the press releases are as follows:

8 October

SDDS International Reserves
(Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures)

14 October

SDDS Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank
(Analytical Accounts of the Exchange Fund)

31 October

SDDS Template on International Reserves and
Foreign Currency Liquidity

31 October

Exchange Fund Abridged Balance Sheet and
Currency Board Account

 

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