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This entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country's balance of payments needs as of the end-date of the period specified. This category includes not only foreign currency and gold, but also a country's holdings of Special Drawing Rights in the International Monetary Fund, and its reserve position in the Fund.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaChina | $3.34 trillion | 2012 | ||
| 2 | JapanJapan | $1.27 trillion | 2012 | ||
| 3 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | $656.90 billion | 2012 | ||
| 4 | RussiaRussia | $537.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 5 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | $531.10 billion | 2012 | ||
| Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) | $428.03 billion | 2012 | |||
| 6 | TaiwanTaiwan | $408.50 billion | 2012 | ||
| 7 | BrazilBrazil | $373.10 billion | 2012 | ||
| 8 | South KoreaSouth Korea | $327.00 billion | 2012 | ||
| 9 | Hong KongHong Kong | $317.40 billion | 2012 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $315.28 billion | 2012 | |||
| 10 | IndiaIndia | $297.80 billion | 2012 | ||
| 11 | SingaporeSingapore | $259.10 billion | 2012 | ||
| 12 | GermanyGermany | $248.90 billion | 2012 | ||
| Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) | $235.83 billion | 2012 | |||
| 13 | AlgeriaAlgeria | $191.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 14 | FranceFrance | $184.50 billion | 2012 | ||
| 15 | ItalyItaly | $181.70 billion | 2012 | ||
| 16 | ThailandThailand | $181.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 17 | MexicoMexico | $167.10 billion | 2012 | ||
| 18 | United StatesUnited States | $150.20 billion | 2012 | ||
| 19 | MalaysiaMalaysia | $139.70 billion | 2012 | ||
| Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) | $124.23 billion | 2010 | |||
| High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) | $122.97 billion | 2012 | |||
| OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) | $120.95 billion | 2012 | |||
| 20 | TurkeyTurkey | $119.20 billion | 2012 | ||
| 21 | LibyaLibya | $118.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 22 | IndonesiaIndonesia | $112.80 billion | 2012 | ||
| 23 | PolandPoland | $108.90 billion | 2012 | ||
| 24 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | $105.10 billion | 2012 | ||
| 25 | DenmarkDenmark | $89.70 billion | 2012 | ||
| 26 | PhilippinesPhilippines | $83.83 billion | 2012 | ||
| Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) | $83.71 billion | 2012 | |||
| South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) | $82.58 billion | 2012 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $79.41 billion | 2012 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) | $76.53 billion | 2012 | |||
| 27 | IsraelIsrael | $75.91 billion | 2012 | ||
| 28 | IranIran | $74.06 billion | 2012 | ||
| 29 | IraqIraq | $70.33 billion | 2012 | ||
| 30 | CanadaCanada | $68.55 billion | 2012 | ||
| 31 | PeruPeru | $64.17 billion | 2012 | ||
| Europe averageEurope average (profile) | $62.52 billion | 2012 | |||
| NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) | $56.43 billion | 2012 | |||
| 32 | NetherlandsNetherlands | $54.82 billion | 2012 | ||
| 33 | LebanonLebanon | $52.50 billion | 2012 | ||
| 34 | SwedenSweden | $52.23 billion | 2012 | ||
| 35 | NorwayNorway | $51.86 billion | 2012 | ||
| 36 | South AfricaSouth Africa | $50.70 billion | 2012 | ||
| 37 | SpainSpain | $50.59 billion | 2012 | ||
| Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) | $49.76 billion | 2012 | |||
| Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) | $49.54 billion | 2012 | |||
| 38 | AustraliaAustralia | $49.15 billion | 2012 | ||
| European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) | $48.98 billion | 2012 | |||
| 39 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | $47.04 billion | 2012 | ||
| 40 | RomaniaRomania | $46.71 billion | 2012 | ||
| 41 | NigeriaNigeria | $46.41 billion | 2012 | ||
| Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) | $46.41 billion | 2012 | |||
| 42 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | $44.88 billion | 2012 | ||
| Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) | $44.70 billion | 2012 | |||
| 43 | HungaryHungary | $44.67 billion | 2012 | ||
| Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) | $44.03 billion | 2012 | |||
| 44 | ArgentinaArgentina | $43.25 billion | 2012 | ||
| 45 | ChileChile | $41.65 billion | 2012 | ||
| 46 | ColombiaColombia | $37.00 billion | 2012 | ||
| South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) | $34.15 billion | 2012 | |||
| 47 | AngolaAngola | $33.41 billion | 2012 | ||
| 48 | QatarQatar | $33.19 billion | 2012 | ||
| Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) | $31.89 billion | 2012 | |||
| 49 | BelgiumBelgium | $30.77 billion | 2012 | ||
| 50 | VenezuelaVenezuela | $29.89 billion | 2012 | ||
| 51 | KuwaitKuwait | $29.00 billion | 2012 | ||
| 52 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | $28.28 billion | 2012 | ||
| 53 | AustriaAustria | $27.21 billion | 2012 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) | $26.91 billion | 2012 | |||
| 54 | VietnamVietnam | $26.11 billion | 2012 | ||
| 55 | UkraineUkraine | $24.55 billion | 2012 | ||
| 56 | PortugalPortugal | $22.66 billion | 2012 | ||
| 57 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | $20.71 billion | 2012 | ||
| 58 | BulgariaBulgaria | $20.50 billion | 2012 | ||
| 59 | New ZealandNew Zealand | $17.58 billion | 2012 | ||
| 60 | MoroccoMorocco | $17.54 billion | 2012 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) | $17.44 billion | 2011 | |||
| 61 | MacauMacau | $16.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 62 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | $16.00 billion | 2012 | ||
| 63 | Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ | $15.10 billion | 2010 | ||
| 64 | EgyptEgypt | $14.93 billion | 2012 | ||
| 65 | CroatiaCroatia | $14.81 billion | 2012 | ||
| =66 | OmanOman | $14.40 billion | 2012 | ||
| =66 | SerbiaSerbia | $14.40 billion | 2012 | ||
| 68 | BoliviaBolivia | $13.93 billion | 2012 | ||
| 69 | PakistanPakistan | $13.80 billion | 2012 | ||
| 70 | UruguayUruguay | $13.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) | $13.53 billion | 2010 | |||
| 71 | BangladeshBangladesh | $12.75 billion | 2012 | ||
| Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) | $12.01 billion | 2010 | |||
| 72 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | $11.28 billion | 2012 | ||
| 73 | FinlandFinland | $11.08 billion | 2012 | ||
| 74 | Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ | $9.90 billion | 2012 | ||
| failed states averagefailed states average (profile) | $9.26 billion | 2010 | |||
| 75 | JordanJordan | $8.83 billion | 2012 | ||
| 76 | LithuaniaLithuania | $8.53 billion | 2012 | ||
| 77 | TunisiaTunisia | $8.36 billion | 2012 | ||
| 78 | BotswanaBotswana | $7.63 billion | 2012 | ||
| 79 | LatviaLatvia | $7.52 billion | 2012 | ||
| 80 | GreeceGreece | $7.25 billion | 2012 | ||
| 81 | Sri LankaSri Lanka | $7.11 billion | 2012 | ||
| 82 | BurmaBurma | $6.98 billion | 2012 | ||
| 83 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | $6.86 billion | 2012 | ||
| 84 | GuatemalaGuatemala | $6.69 billion | 2012 | ||
| 85 | YemenYemen | $6.16 billion | 2012 | ||
| 86 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | $5.98 billion | 2012 | ||
| 87 | BelarusBelarus | $5.81 billion | 2012 | ||
| 88 | KenyaKenya | $5.71 billion | 2012 | ||
| 89 | GhanaGhana | $5.71 billion | 2012 | ||
| 90 | Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the | $5.57 billion | 2012 | ||
| 91 | BahrainBahrain | $5.21 billion | 2012 | ||
| 92 | ParaguayParaguay | $4.99 billion | 2012 | ||
| 93 | CambodiaCambodia | $4.94 billion | 2012 | ||
| 94 | SyriaSyria | $4.79 billion | 2012 | ||
| 95 | CubaCuba | $4.69 billion | 2012 | ||
| 96 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | $4.40 billion | 2012 | ||
| 97 | NepalNepal | $4.34 billion | 2012 | ||
| 98 | Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina | $4.28 billion | 2012 | ||
| 99 | IcelandIceland | $4.19 billion | 2012 | ||
| 100 | TanzaniaTanzania | $4.05 billion | 2012 | ||
| 101 | Papua New GuineaPapua NG | $4.00 billion | 2012 | ||
| 102 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | $3.93 billion | 2012 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | $3.59 billion | 2010 | |||
| 103 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | $3.58 billion | 2012 | ||
| 104 | CameroonCameroon | $3.43 billion | 2012 | ||
| 105 | EthiopiaEthiopia | $3.27 billion | 2012 | ||
| 106 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | $3.18 billion | 2012 | ||
| 107 | UgandaUganda | $3.17 billion | 2012 | ||
| 108 | MauritiusMauritius | $3.05 billion | 2012 | ||
| 109 | ZambiaZambia | $3.04 billion | 2012 | ||
| 110 | Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. | $2.89 billion | 2012 | ||
| 111 | GeorgiaGeorgia | $2.87 billion | 2012 | ||
| 112 | MozambiqueMozambique | $2.77 billion | 2012 | ||
| 113 | AlbaniaAlbania | $2.60 billion | 2012 | ||
| 114 | HondurasHonduras | $2.53 billion | 2012 | ||
| 115 | SlovakiaSlovakia | $2.52 billion | 2012 | ||
| 116 | MoldovaMoldova | $2.52 billion | 2012 | ||
| 117 | EcuadorEcuador | $2.48 billion | 2012 | ||
| 118 | PanamaPanama | $2.47 billion | 2012 | ||
| 119 | GabonGabon | $2.37 billion | 2012 | ||
| 120 | MongoliaMongolia | $2.29 billion | 2010 | ||
| 121 | SenegalSenegal | $2.08 billion | 2012 | ||
| 122 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | $2.07 billion | 2012 | ||
| 123 | JamaicaJamaica | $1.98 billion | 2012 | ||
| 124 | NicaraguaNicaragua | $1.89 billion | 2012 | ||
| 125 | ArmeniaArmenia | $1.80 billion | 2012 | ||
| 126 | NamibiaNamibia | $1.74 billion | 2012 | ||
| 127 | IrelandIreland | $1.71 billion | 2012 | ||
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | $1.63 billion | 2012 | ||
| 129 | BruneiBrunei | $1.56 billion | 2010 | ||
| 130 | MaliMali | $1.29 billion | 2010 | ||
| 131 | HaitiHaiti | $1.29 billion | 2012 | ||
| =132 | CyprusCyprus | $1.19 billion | 2012 | ||
| =132 | MadagascarMadagascar | $1.19 billion | 2012 | ||
| 134 | ChadChad | $1.17 billion | 2012 | ||
| 135 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | $1.02 billion | 2012 | ||
| 136 | SurinameSuriname | $1.01 billion | 2012 | ||
| 137 | BhutanBhutan | $1.00 billion | 2010 | ||
| 138 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | $991.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 139 | SloveniaSlovenia | $951.90 million | 2012 | ||
| 140 | FijiFiji | $921.40 million | 2012 | ||
| 141 | GuyanaGuyana | $864.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 142 | RwandaRwanda | $847.80 million | 2012 | ||
| 143 | The BahamasThe Bahamas | $846.90 million | 2012 | ||
| 144 | BarbadosBarbados | $839.70 million | 2012 | ||
| 145 | LaosLaos | $796.90 million | 2012 | ||
| 146 | NigerNiger | $760.30 million | 2010 | ||
| 147 | LesothoLesotho | $749.40 million | 2012 | ||
| 148 | SwazilandSwaziland | $741.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 149 | ArubaAruba | $725.10 million | 2010 | ||
| 150 | BeninBenin | $712.80 million | 2012 | ||
| 151 | MaltaMalta | $704.90 million | 2012 | ||
| 152 | TajikistanTajikistan | $628.50 million | 2012 | ||
| 153 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | $575.60 million | 2012 | ||
| 154 | TogoTogo | $441.60 million | 2012 | ||
| 155 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | $409.00 million | 2010 | ||
| 156 | East TimorEast Timor | $406.20 million | 2010 | ||
| 157 | MontenegroMontenegro | $400.00 million | 2011 | ||
| 158 | LiberiaLiberia | $399.80 million | 2010 | ||
| 159 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | $376.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 160 | MaldivesMaldives | $356.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 161 | SeychellesSeychelles | $318.70 million | 2012 | ||
| 162 | BurundiBurundi | $308.80 million | 2012 | ||
| 163 | EstoniaEstonia | $300.70 million | 2012 | ||
| 164 | BelizeBelize | $288.90 million | 2012 | ||
| 165 | MauritaniaMauritania | $280.00 million | 2010 | ||
| 166 | Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands | $265.80 million | 2010 | ||
| 167 | MalawiMalawi | $246.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 168 | The GambiaThe Gambia | $236.20 million | 2012 | ||
| 169 | DjiboutiDjibouti | $230.60 million | 2010 | ||
| 170 | Saint LuciaSaint Lucia | $206.30 million | 2010 | ||
| 171 | SudanSudan | $192.60 million | 2012 | ||
| 172 | VanuatuVanuatu | $187.30 million | 2012 | ||
| 173 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | $186.00 million | 2010 | ||
| 174 | EritreaEritrea | $174.40 million | 2012 | ||
| 175 | GuineaGuinea | $174.30 million | 2012 | ||
| 176 | Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ | $168.90 million | 2010 | ||
| 177 | SamoaSamoa | $168.70 million | 2012 | ||
| 178 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | $168.60 million | 2009 | ||
| 179 | TongaTonga | $152.40 million | 2012 | ||
| 180 | ComorosComoros | $146.10 million | 2010 | ||
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ | $111.00 million | 2012 | ||
| 182 | DominicaDominica | $94.56 million | 2012 | ||
| 183 | Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia | $75.06 million | 2011 | ||
| 184 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | $51.59 million | 2012 | ||
| 185 | MontserratMontserrat | $32.08 million | 2012 | ||
| 186 | KiribatiKiribati | $8.37 million | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- Saudi Arabia ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Hot countries in 2012.
- China ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold globally in 2012.
- Russia ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Europe in 2012.
- Switzerland ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Christian countries in 2012.
- India ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
- Germany ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst European Union in 2012.
- Japan ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
- Brazil ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Catholic countries in 2012.
- South Africa ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
- Mexico ranked first for reserves of foreign exchange and gold amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2012.