The US dollar continues to hold a dominant position in global trade, accounting for 50.5% of international transactions through the SWIFT network. According to NS3.AI, this represents an increase of 11.6 percentage points over the past four years, significantly outpacing other currencies like the euro and the Chinese yuan. Despite the emergence of alternative currencies and parallel systems, the entrenched role of the US dollar in international finance remains strong and challenging to displace swiftly.