Central Banks Now Hold More Gold Than US Treasuries
Central banks have crossed a symbolic line: their combined gold reserves now exceed their U.S. Treasury holdings for the first time in nearly three decades.
The crossover underscores a gradual diversification away from dollar-denominated securities and toward hard assets.
This visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti, tracks how these shares have evolved from the 1970s to today.
The data comes from Crescat Capital macro strategist Tavi Costa.
From Petrodollars to De-Dollarization
After the end of Bretton Woods, soaring real interest rates and the rise of the petrodollar steered reserve managers toward U.S. Treasuries through the 1980s and 1990s.
In the 2000s, the dollar’s depth and liquidity reinforced that preference. Since 2022, however, heavy official gold buying has picked up again — 1,136 tonnes in 2022, a record — with 2023 and 2024 maintaining historically strong accumulation. The trend is even more striking considering that nearly one-fifth of all the gold ever mined is now held by central banks.
| Date | Gold Holdings As a % International Reserves | U.S. Treasuries Holdings As a % International Reserves |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/1970 | 48% | 13% |
| 1/29/1971 | 43% | 23% |
| 1/31/1972 | 36% | 32% |
| 1/31/1973 | 39% | 31% |
| 1/31/1974 | 50% | 17% |
| 1/31/1975 | 50% | 15% |
| 1/30/1976 | 44% | 18% |
| 1/31/1977 | 41% | 20% |
| 1/31/1978 | 41% | 23% |
| 1/31/1979 | 44% | 18% |
| 1/31/1980 | 60% | 8% |
| 1/30/1981 | 54% | 11% |
| 1/29/1982 | 51% | 13% |
| 1/31/1983 | 57% | 13% |
| 1/31/1984 | 51% | 15% |
| 1/31/1985 | 46% | 17% |
| 1/31/1986 | 46% | 16% |
| 1/30/1987 | 44% | 18% |
| 1/29/1988 | 41% | 19% |
| 1/31/1989 | 37% | 21% |
| 1/31/1990 | 37% | 19% |
| 2/28/1990 | 36% | 20% |
| 1/31/1991 | 30% | 21% |
| 1/31/1992 | 29% | 23% |
| 1/29/1993 | 27% | 23% |
| 1/31/1994 | 27% | 23% |
| 1/31/1995 | 24% | 24% |
| 1/31/1996 | 23% | 28% |
| 1/31/1997 | 19% | 31% |
| 1/30/1998 | 16% | 31% |
| 1/29/1999 | 15% | 31% |
| 1/31/2000 | 14% | 29% |
| 2/29/2000 | 14% | 29% |
| 3/31/2000 | 14% | 29% |
| 4/28/2000 | 13% | 29% |
| 5/31/2000 | 13% | 29% |
| 6/30/2000 | 14% | 28% |
| 7/31/2000 | 13% | 28% |
| 8/31/2000 | 13% | 28% |
| 9/29/2000 | 13% | 28% |
| 10/31/2000 | 13% | 29% |
| 11/30/2000 | 13% | 28% |
| 12/29/2000 | 13% | 28% |
| 1/31/2001 | 12% | 29% |
| 2/28/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 3/30/2001 | 12% | 29% |
| 4/30/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 5/31/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 6/29/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 7/31/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 8/31/2001 | 12% | 28% |
| 9/28/2001 | 13% | 27% |
| 10/31/2001 | 12% | 30% |
| 11/30/2001 | 12% | 30% |
| 12/31/2001 | 12% | 30% |
| 1/31/2002 | 12% | 30% |
| 2/28/2002 | 13% | 29% |
| 3/29/2002 | 13% | 29% |
| 4/30/2002 | 13% | 30% |
| 5/31/2002 | 13% | 29% |
| 6/28/2002 | 12% | 28% |
| 7/31/2002 | 12% | 28% |
| 8/30/2002 | 12% | 28% |
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| 10/31/2002 | 12% | 30% |
| 11/29/2002 | 12% | 29% |
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| 2/28/2003 | 12% | 29% |
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| 4/30/2003 | 12% | 30% |
| 5/30/2003 | 12% | 28% |
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| 7/31/2003 | 11% | 29% |
| 8/29/2003 | 12% | 29% |
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| 10/31/2003 | 11% | 29% |
| 11/28/2003 | 12% | 28% |
| 12/31/2003 | 12% | 28% |
| 1/30/2004 | 11% | 30% |
| 2/27/2004 | 11% | 29% |
| 3/31/2004 | 11% | 29% |
| 4/30/2004 | 10% | 31% |
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| 6/30/2004 | 10% | 30% |
| 7/30/2004 | 10% | 32% |
| 8/31/2004 | 10% | 31% |
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| 2/28/2005 | 10% | 29% |
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| 6/29/2007 | 9% | 24% |
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| 9/28/2007 | 10% | 23% |
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| 10/31/2008 | 8% | 30% |
| 11/28/2008 | 9% | 29% |
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| 1/30/2009 | 10% | 31% |
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| 1/29/2010 | 11% | 31% |
| 2/26/2010 | 11% | 31% |
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| 1/31/2011 | 12% | 31% |
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| 4/29/2011 | 13% | 29% |
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| 8/31/2011 | 14% | 29% |
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| 11/30/2011 | 14% | 29% |
| 12/30/2011 | 13% | 30% |
| 1/31/2012 | 14% | 30% |
| 2/29/2012 | 13% | 30% |
| 3/30/2012 | 13% | 30% |
| 4/30/2012 | 13% | 31% |
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| 6/29/2012 | 13% | 31% |
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| 9/28/2012 | 13% | 30% |
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| 11/30/2012 | 13% | 31% |
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| 1/31/2013 | 13% | 31% |
| 2/28/2013 | 12% | 31% |
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| 6/28/2013 | 10% | 32% |
| 7/31/2013 | 10% | 31% |
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| 11/29/2013 | 10% | 31% |
| 12/31/2013 | 9% | 31% |
| 1/31/2014 | 9% | 31% |
| 2/28/2014 | 10% | 30% |
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| 8/29/2014 | 10% | 30% |
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| 11/28/2014 | 9% | 31% |
| 12/31/2014 | 9% | 31% |
| 1/30/2015 | 10% | 31% |
| 2/27/2015 | 9% | 32% |
| 3/31/2015 | 9% | 32% |
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| 5/29/2015 | 9% | 32% |
| 6/30/2015 | 9% | 32% |
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| 9/30/2015 | 9% | 33% |
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| 11/30/2015 | 9% | 33% |
| 12/31/2015 | 9% | 33% |
| 1/29/2016 | 10% | 33% |
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| 3/31/2016 | 10% | 32% |
| 4/29/2016 | 11% | 32% |
| 5/31/2016 | 10% | 32% |
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| 7/29/2016 | 11% | 31% |
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| 6/30/2017 | 10% | 31% |
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| 9/29/2017 | 11% | 31% |
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| 11/30/2017 | 11% | 31% |
| 12/29/2017 | 11% | 30% |
| 1/31/2018 | 11% | 30% |
| 2/28/2018 | 11% | 30% |
| 3/30/2018 | 11% | 30% |
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| 5/31/2018 | 11% | 30% |
| 6/29/2018 | 10% | 30% |
| 7/31/2018 | 10% | 31% |
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| 9/28/2018 | 10% | 31% |
| 10/31/2018 | 10% | 31% |
| 11/30/2018 | 10% | 30% |
| 12/31/2018 | 11% | 30% |
| 1/31/2019 | 11% | 31% |
| 2/28/2019 | 11% | 31% |
| 3/29/2019 | 11% | 31% |
| 4/30/2019 | 11% | 31% |
| 5/31/2019 | 11% | 31% |
| 6/28/2019 | 11% | 30% |
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| 8/30/2019 | 12% | 30% |
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| 10/31/2019 | 12% | 30% |
| 11/29/2019 | 12% | 30% |
| 12/31/2019 | 12% | 29% |
| 1/31/2020 | 13% | 29% |
| 2/28/2020 | 13% | 29% |
| 3/31/2020 | 13% | 30% |
| 4/30/2020 | 13% | 29% |
| 5/29/2020 | 14% | 29% |
| 6/30/2020 | 14% | 29% |
| 7/31/2020 | 15% | 28% |
| 8/31/2020 | 15% | 28% |
| 9/30/2020 | 14% | 28% |
| 10/30/2020 | 14% | 28% |
| 11/30/2020 | 14% | 28% |
| 12/31/2020 | 14% | 27% |
| 1/29/2021 | 14% | 27% |
| 2/26/2021 | 13% | 28% |
| 3/31/2021 | 13% | 28% |
| 4/30/2021 | 13% | 28% |
| 5/31/2021 | 14% | 27% |
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| 10/29/2021 | 13% | 27% |
| 11/30/2021 | 13% | 27% |
| 12/31/2021 | 14% | 27% |
| 1/31/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 2/28/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 3/31/2022 | 15% | 26% |
| 4/29/2022 | 15% | 26% |
| 5/31/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 6/30/2022 | 14% | 27% |
| 7/29/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 8/31/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 9/30/2022 | 14% | 27% |
| 10/31/2022 | 14% | 27% |
| 11/30/2022 | 14% | 26% |
| 12/30/2022 | 15% | 26% |
| 1/31/2023 | 15% | 26% |
| 2/28/2023 | 15% | 26% |
| 3/31/2023 | 15% | 25% |
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| 6/30/2023 | 15% | 26% |
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| 8/31/2023 | 15% | 25% |
| 9/29/2023 | 15% | 25% |
| 10/31/2023 | 16% | 26% |
| 11/30/2023 | 16% | 25% |
| 12/29/2023 | 16% | 25% |
| 1/31/2024 | 16% | 25% |
| 2/29/2024 | 16% | 25% |
| 3/29/2024 | 17% | 25% |
| 4/30/2024 | 17% | 25% |
| 5/31/2024 | 17% | 24% |
| 6/28/2024 | 17% | 24% |
| 7/31/2024 | 18% | 25% |
| 8/30/2024 | 18% | 24% |
| 9/30/2024 | 19% | 24% |
| 10/31/2024 | 20% | 23% |
| 11/29/2024 | 19% | 23% |
| 12/31/2024 | 19% | 23% |
| 1/31/2025 | 20% | 24% |
| 2/28/2025 | 20% | 24% |
| 3/31/2025 | 22% | 23% |
| 4/30/2025 | 22% | 23% |
| 5/30/2025 | 22% | 23% |
| 6/30/2025 | 24% | 23% |
As political uncertainty and geopolitical risks continue to fuel safe-haven demand, this purchasing momentum has also lifted prices: gold surpassed $4,000 an ounce for the first time ever in October 2025.
Why “More Gold than Treasuries” Matters
Crossing above Treasuries signals that reserve managers are prioritizing durability, portability, and neutrality over yield.
According to the IMF, gold’s share of global reserves climbed to about 18% in 2024, up sharply from mid-2010s levels, reflecting a structural reweighting toward tangible assets.
Seen as an alternative to heavily indebted fiat currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, the share of gold in central bank reserves has increased most among emerging market economies. China, Russia, and Türkiye have been the largest official buyers over the past decade.
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