How often is Switzerland Gold Reserves updated?

Gold Reserves for Switzerland is released on a monthly schedule by Swiss National Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?

The series is published in CHF mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Switzerland Gold Reserves data?

Data is fetched directly from Swiss National Bank or the official national statistics publication for Switzerland. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Gold Reserves for Switzerland via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/chf/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

Switzerland Gold Reserves API Data

Gold Reserves (CHF)

Quantity of gold held by the central bank as part of its foreign exchange reserves, measured in value terms.

Latest reading: 12455.0093 CHF mn · Last updated: 2016-05-31 · Source: SNB/FSO

Category: Monetary Policy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/chf/gold_reserves

About Gold Reserves (CHF)

Switzerland's gold reserves are the quantity of gold held by the Swiss National Bank as part of its total foreign reserves. Gold is the traditional 'reserve of last resort' and its level signals the Swiss National Bank's diversification strategy.

Why FX traders watch it

Central bank gold purchases have become a significant market driver for gold prices. Rising gold reserves indicate the Swiss National Bank is diversifying away from traditional reserve currencies—a trend that can provide support during dollar weakness.

How to interpret the data

Rising gold reserves may reflect a sovereign diversification strategy or hedging against reserve currency risk. For gold markets, large central bank purchases are a demand signal that supports gold prices.

Historical Gold Reserves (CHF)

Source: SNB/FSO · Monthly · CHF mn

Data Source

Primary Source

SNB/FSO

Official Series ID

SNB_GOLD

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

CHF mn

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "CHF", "indicator": "gold_reserves", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Gold Reserves data for CHF from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/chf/gold_reserves?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Switzerland Gold Reserves updated?: Gold Reserves for Switzerland is released on a monthly schedule by Swiss National Bank (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Gold Reserves reported in?: The series is published in CHF mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Switzerland Gold Reserves data?: Data is fetched directly from Swiss National Bank or the official national statistics publication for Switzerland. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Gold Reserves for Switzerland via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/chf/gold_reserves?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.