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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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Interesting observations about Economy > Reserves of gold and foreign currency
- 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.