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Economy > Reserves of gold and foreign currency: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 2.45 trillion 2009
2 JapanJapan 1.05 trillion 2009
3 European UnionEuropean Union 1.03 trillion 2009
4 RussiaRussia 439.34 billion 2009
5 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 420.98 billion 2009
6 United StatesUnited States 404.1 billion 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 331.05 billion 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 288.05 billion 2009
7 IndiaIndia 284.68 billion 2009
8 BrazilBrazil 238.54 billion 2009
9 SingaporeSingapore 187.8 billion 2009
10 GermanyGermany 179.04 billion 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 175.42 billion 2009
11 AlgeriaAlgeria 155.11 billion 2009
12 ThailandThailand 138.42 billion 2009
13 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 134.57 billion 2009
14 FranceFrance 131.79 billion 2009
15 ItalyItaly 131.5 billion 2009
16 LibyaLibya 109.05 billion 2009
17 MexicoMexico 99.89 billion 2009
18 MalaysiaMalaysia 96.7 billion 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 91.41 billion 2009
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 90.3 billion 2009
19 PolandPoland 79.52 billion 2009
20 DenmarkDenmark 76.62 billion 2009
21 TurkeyTurkey 74.93 billion 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 68.45 billion 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 68.25 billion 2008
22 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 66.55 billion 2009
23 IndonesiaIndonesia 66.12 billion 2009
24 IsraelIsrael 60.61 billion 2009
25 CanadaCanada 54.36 billion 2009
26 NorwayNorway 48.86 billion 2009
27 ArgentinaArgentina 48.01 billion 2009
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 48 billion 2005
28 SwedenSweden 47.26 billion 2009
29 IraqIraq 46.46 billion 2009
30 NigeriaNigeria 45.51 billion 2009
31 RomaniaRomania 44.38 billion 2009
32 PhilippinesPhilippines 44.21 billion 2009
33 HungaryHungary 44.18 billion 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 43.73 billion 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 43.71 billion 2009
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 43.11 billion 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 42.43 billion 2009
34 AustraliaAustralia 41.74 billion 2009
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 41.61 billion 2009
36 South AfricaSouth Africa 39.6 billion 2009
37 NetherlandsNetherlands 39.28 billion 2009
38 LebanonLebanon 39.13 billion 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 37.21 billion 2009
39 United Arab EmiratesUAE 36.1 billion 2009
40 VenezuelaVenezuela 34.32 billion 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 33.42 billion 2009
41 PeruPeru 33.23 billion 2009
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 29.88 billion 2009
42 SpainSpain 28.05 billion 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 27.48 billion 2008
43 UkraineUkraine 26.5 billion 2009
44 ChileChile 25.29 billion 2009
45 ColombiaColombia 24.99 billion 2009
46 BelgiumBelgium 23.86 billion 2009
47 MoroccoMorocco 23.57 billion 2009
48 KazakhstanKazakhstan 23.18 billion 2009
49 KuwaitKuwait 23.03 billion 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 19.85 billion 2009
50 QatarQatar 18.8 billion 2009
51 BulgariaBulgaria 18.52 billion 2009
52 SyriaSyria 18.3 billion 2009
53 AustriaAustria 17.9 billion 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 17.67 billion 2009
54 VietnamVietnam 16.45 billion 2009
55 PortugalPortugal 15.83 billion 2009
56 New ZealandNew Zealand 15.59 billion 2009
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 15.49 billion 2005
57 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 15.23 billion 2009
58 CroatiaCroatia 14.89 billion 2009
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 14.47 billion 2004
59 AngolaAngola 13.66 billion 2009
60 PakistanPakistan 13.61 billion 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 12.52 billion 2009
61 OmanOman 12.2 billion 2009
62 JordanJordan 12.14 billion 2009
63 FinlandFinland 11.43 billion 2009
64 TunisiaTunisia 11.29 billion 2009
65 BangladeshBangladesh 10.34 billion 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 9.51 billion 1999
66 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 9.24 billion 2009
67 BotswanaBotswana 8.7 billion 2009
68 BoliviaBolivia 8.57 billion 2009
69 UruguayUruguay 8.04 billion 2009
70 LatviaLatvia 6.9 billion 2009
71 LithuaniaLithuania 6.66 billion 2009
72 BelarusBelarus 5.64 billion 2009
73 GreeceGreece 5.49 billion 2009
74 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 5.36 billion 2009
75 GuatemalaGuatemala 5.2 billion 2009
76 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.8 billion 2009
77 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4.07 billion 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 3.98 billion 1999
78 EstoniaEstonia 3.98 billion 2009
79 IcelandIceland 3.88 billion 2009
80 ParaguayParaguay 3.86 billion 2009
81 KenyaKenya 3.85 billion 2009
82 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.82 billion 2009
83 EcuadorEcuador 3.79 billion 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.77 billion 2008
84 CameroonCameroon 3.71 billion 2009
85 TanzaniaTanzania 3.47 billion 2009
86 CambodiaCambodia 3.29 billion 2009
87 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.27 billion 2009
88 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 3.25 billion 2009
89 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 3.25 billion 2009
90 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3.12 billion 2009
91 PanamaPanama 3.03 billion 2009
92 UgandaUganda 2.99 billion 2009
93 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.91 billion 2009
94 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 2.63 billion 2009
95 HondurasHonduras 2.49 billion 2008
96 AlbaniaAlbania 2.37 billion 2009
97 MauritiusMauritius 2.32 billion 2009
98 GhanaGhana 2.27 billion 2006
99 IrelandIreland 2.15 billion 2009
100 SenegalSenegal 2.12 billion 2009
101 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.11 billion 2009
102 JamaicaJamaica 2.08 billion 2009
103 NamibiaNamibia 2.05 billion 2009
104 GabonGabon 2.01 billion 2009
105 BahrainBahrain 2.01 billion 2004
106 ArmeniaArmenia 2 billion 2009
107 ZambiaZambia 1.89 billion 2009
108 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.78 billion 2009
109 MozambiqueMozambique 1.66 billion 2008
110 MaliMali 1.6 billion 2009
111 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.58 billion 2009
112 NicaraguaNicaragua 1.57 billion 2009
113 NepalNepal 1.57 billion 2005
114 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 1.51 billion 1999
115 MoldovaMoldova 1.48 billion 2009
116 BurmaBurma 1.38 billion 2006
117 BruneiBrunei 1.36 billion 2009
118 MongoliaMongolia 1.33 billion 2009
119 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 1.32 billion 2009
120 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.3 billion 2009
121 CyprusCyprus 1.28 billion 2009
122 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.24 billion 1999
123 BeninBenin 1.23 billion 2009
124 MadagascarMadagascar 1.14 billion 2009
125 SudanSudan 1.09 billion 2009
126 SloveniaSlovenia 1.08 billion 2009
127 LaosLaos 1.01 billion 2009
128 The BahamasThe Bahamas 1.01 billion 2009
129 SwazilandSwaziland 958.87 million 2009
130 BarbadosBarbados 871.15 million 2009
131 LuxembourgLuxembourg 808.82 million 2009
132 HaitiHaiti 790.02 million 2009
133 BhutanBhutan 764.8 million 2008
134 RwandaRwanda 742.74 million 2009
135 SurinameSuriname 721.69 million 2009
136 San MarinoSan Marino 706.79 million 2008
137 TogoTogo 703.16 million 2009
138 SlovakiaSlovakia 692.22 million 2009
139 ArubaAruba 686.97 million 2009
140 LesothoLesotho 658.4 million 2006
141 NigerNiger 655.54 million 2009
142 GuyanaGuyana 631.41 million 2009
143 ChadChad 628.8 million 2009
144 MaltaMalta 538.51 million 2009
145 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 404.96 million 2009
146 Cape VerdeCape Verde 366.21 million 2009
147 BurundiBurundi 323.09 million 2009
148 FijiFiji 318.85 million 2005
149 MaldivesMaldives 260.98 million 2009
150 East TimorEast Timor 249.93 million 2009
151 DjiboutiDjibouti 241.83 million 2009
152 MauritaniaMauritania 237.86 million 2009
153 The GambiaThe Gambia 224.18 million 2009
154 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 222.69 million 2009
155 BelizeBelize 213.68 million 2009
156 TajikistanTajikistan 203.82 million 2006
157 SeychellesSeychelles 190.55 million 2009
158 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 174.8 million 2009
159 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 168.59 million 2009
160 SamoaSamoa 165.85 million 2009
161 MalawiMalawi 163.28 million 2009
162 LiberiaLiberia 160.86 million 2008
163 VanuatuVanuatu 148.61 million 2009
164 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 145.99 million 2009
165 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 136.41 million 2009
166 ZimbabweZimbabwe 131.69 million 2002
167 GrenadaGrenada 129.08 million 2009
168 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 127.86 million 2009
169 ComorosComoros 112.66 million 2008
170 GuineaGuinea 97.14 million 2005
171 TongaTonga 95.7 million 2009
172 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 87.82 million 2009
173 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 77.73 million 2008
174 DominicaDominica 75.46 million 2009
175 EritreaEritrea 57.9 million 2008
176 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 39.33 million 2007
177 SomaliaSomalia 23.11 million 1989
178 CubaCuba 0.0 1974

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  • China ranked first for reserves of gold and foreign currency amongst Cold countries in 2009.
  • 44 of the bottom 155 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Former British Colonies'.
  • 67 of the bottom 99 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Hot countries.
  • 7 of the bottom 130 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Middle East and North African.
  • 20 of the bottom 174 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Religious.
  • 71 of the bottom 137 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Christian.
  • 15 of the bottom 62 countries by reserves of gold and foreign currency are Muslim.
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