Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange and OTC derivatives markets in 2016

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Triennial Central Bank Survey of foreign exchange and OTC derivatives markets in 2016

Updated 11 December 2016 Trading in foreign exchange (FX) markets averaged $5.1 trillion per day in April 2016, according to the 2016 Triennial Central Bank Survey of FX and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets. This is down from $5.4 trillion in April 2013. FX spot trading declined for the first time since 2001, even as activity in FX derivatives continued to increase. Trading in OTC interest rate derivatives averaged $2.7 trillion per day in April 2016, up from $2.3 trillion in April 2013.

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Market	Global summary	Detailed tables
Foreign exchange turnover	PDF XLS	PDF XLS
D11.1 Foreign exchange turnover, April 2016	PDF
D11.2 Foreign exchange turnover, by country, 1995-2016	PDF
D11.3 Foreign exchange turnover, by currency, 1995-2016	PDF
OTC interest rate derivatives turnover	PDF XLS	PDF XLS
D12.1 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, April 2016	PDF
D12.2 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, by country, 1995-2016	PDF
D12.3 OTC interest rate derivatives turnover, by currency, 1995-2016	PDF
OTC derivatives outstanding	PDF	PDF XLS

Browse and download data

The results of the turnover part of the Triennial Survey are available in the BIS Statistics Explorer and BIS Statistics Warehouse. The full data set on turnover can be downloaded in a single CSV file. National survey results are also available on the websites of the central banks and other authorities that participated in the survey.

More information

The results of the 2016 Triennial Survey are summarised in commentaries about foreign exchange turnover and interest rate turnover. Detailed analyses will be published in the December 2016 issue of the BIS Quarterly Review. The Triennial Survey complements more frequent regional surveys conducted by foreign exchange committees in Australia, Canada, London, New York, Singapore and Tokyo as well as the semiannual survey of OTC derivatives markets coordinated by the BIS.

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Related information

● Press release: 10 November 2016 - OTC derivatives outstanding ● Press release: 1 September 2016 - Foreign exchange turnover ● Press release: 1 September 2016 - OTC interest rate derivatives turnover ● Press release: 29 March 2019 ● Reporting guidelines ● National survey results ● Other triennial surveys Top ●Share this page Stay connected ●Follow us ●Sign up to receive email alerts About BIS ● Sitemap ● FAQ ● Contact ● Careers ● Translations Legal information ● Terms and conditions ● Copyright and permissions ● Privacy notice ● Cookies notice ● Email scam warning