---
source: State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
url: https://www.safe.gov.cn/en/2021/0203/2045.html
document_type: xlsx
date_retrieved: 2026-03-16
period: February 2026
parent_publication: Official Reserve Assets (2026)
indicators_covered: [Foreign Exchange Reserves]
alternate_url: https://www.safe.gov.cn/en/file/file/20260307/5375cd8859d14421b1af79dbf5e894a4.pdf
---

# Official Reserve Assets (2026) — February 2026 Update

## Document summary

This source is the official reserve assets workbook published by SAFE under the **Data and Statistics → Forex Reserves** section. The workbook is titled **Official reserve assets** and reports monthly reserves in two denominations:

- **100 million USD**
- **100 million SDR**

Workbook structure:

- Sheet1: main official reserve assets table (populated)
- Sheet2: empty
- Sheet3: empty

The populated table includes January and February 2026 values, while later months appear as placeholders in the annual template.

## Covered series and units

The workbook reports the reserve asset components:

1. Foreign currency reserves
2. IMF reserve position
3. SDRs
4. Gold
5. Other reserve assets
6. Total official reserve assets

Unit convention in the source table:

- Monetary values: **100 million USD** and **100 million SDR**
- Gold quantity memo line: **million ounces** (Chinese row shows 7419 and 7422 for Jan/Feb)

## Latest data point (reference period: February 2026)

From the source row **Foreign currency reserves**:

- February 2026: **34278.07** (100 million USD) = **USD 3.427807 trillion**
- January 2026: **33990.78** (100 million USD) = **USD 3.399078 trillion**

This aligns with the event payload values:

- Actual: **3.428T**
- Previous: **3.399T**

## Recent trend

Foreign currency reserves increased from January to February 2026 by:

- **+287.29** (100 million USD)
- Equivalent to **+USD 28.729 billion**

Total official reserve assets (broader aggregate) also increased:

- January 2026 total: **38362.81** (100 million USD)
- February 2026 total: **38826.93** (100 million USD)
- Change: **+464.12** (100 million USD) = **+USD 46.412 billion**

## Representative table (most recent observations available in source)

| Item | 2026.01 (100m USD) | 2026.02 (100m USD) | Change (100m USD) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| Foreign currency reserves | 33990.78 | 34278.07 | 287.29 |
| IMF reserve position | 111.98 | 111.40 | -0.58 |
| SDRs | 562.34 | 560.93 | -1.41 |
| Gold | 3695.82 | 3875.88 | 180.06 |
| Other reserve assets | 1.89 | 0.65 | -1.24 |
| **Total** | **38362.81** | **38826.93** | **464.12** |

## Source note (verbatim)

> 注：自2016年4月1日起，除按美元公布官方储备资产外，增加以国际货币基金组织特别提款权（SDR）公布相关数据，折算汇率来源于国际货币基金组织网站，其中2026年1月USD/SDR=0.723657，2026年2月USD/SDR=0.727397。

## Methodological context

The parent publication corresponds to China’s official IMF-style reserve asset reporting template. The payload indicator (**Foreign Exchange Reserves**) maps to the table row **Foreign currency reserves**. The payload’s trillion-dollar print is a rounded transformation of the workbook’s 100-million-USD figure.

## Retrieval and matching notes

- Parent publication identified from SAFE data page: **Official Reserve Assets (2026)**.
- Release-date alignment: workbook file path indicates **2026-03-07**, matching the event timestamp.
- Indicator match: **Foreign currency reserves** (close synonym of foreign exchange reserves).
- Number match: source contains values equivalent to payload **actual** and **previous**.
- Institution caveat: payload source URL is PBC domain; the statistical file is hosted on SAFE (official FX authority in China).