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Economy > Reserves > Total reserves > Includes gold, current US$ per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). 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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland $66,436.43 2012
2 SingaporeSingapore $50,054.63 2012
3 Hong KongHong Kong $44,357.79 2012
4 MacauMacau $29,814.53 2012
5 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia $23,817.27 2012
6 LibyaLibya $20,252.67 2012
7 QatarQatar $16,183.78 2012
8 DenmarkDenmark $16,044.75 2012
9 IcelandIceland $13,092.85 2012
10 San MarinoSan Marino $12,319.61 2012
11 LebanonLebanon $11,871.71 2012
12 NorwayNorway $10,332.29 2012
13 KuwaitKuwait $10,186.07 2012
14 JapanJapan $9,940.97 2012
15 IsraelIsrael $9,598.96 2012
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) $8,579.07 2012
16 BruneiBrunei $8,366.93 2012
17 ArubaAruba $7,507.25 2012
18 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $7,400.10 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) $7,254.58 2012
19 South KoreaSouth Korea $6,553.96 2012
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) $6,392.45 2012
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) $5,998.78 2012
20 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea $5,971.76 2012
21 SwedenSweden $5,489.90 2012
22 AlgeriaAlgeria $5,212.53 2012
23 United Arab EmiratesUAE $5,109.38 2012
24 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ $4,917.24 2012
25 MalaysiaMalaysia $4,778.77 2012
26 HungaryHungary $4,492.33 2012
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) $4,488.14 2012
27 OmanOman $4,345.54 2012
Europe averageEurope average (profile) $4,320.61 2012
28 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $4,268.71 2012
29 BahrainBahrain $4,138.83 2012
30 UruguayUruguay $4,006.95 2012
31 New ZealandNew Zealand $3,966.29 2012
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) $3,867.65 2012
32 BotswanaBotswana $3,806.54 2012
33 RussiaRussia $3,746.99 2012
34 LatviaLatvia $3,715.04 2012
35 SeychellesSeychelles $3,509.64 2012
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) $3,478.72 2012
36 CroatiaCroatia $3,470.15 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $3,461.30 2012
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) $3,273.73 2012
37 NetherlandsNetherlands $3,269.15 2012
38 AustriaAustria $3,215.55 2012
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) $3,160.49 2012
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) $3,136.18 2011
39 GermanyGermany $3,038.92 2012
40 ItalyItaly $2,982.21 2012
41 BarbadosBarbados $2,964.90 2012
42 LithuaniaLithuania $2,856.91 2012
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) $2,855.95 2012
43 PolandPoland $2,825.49 2012
44 FranceFrance $2,808.69 2012
45 BulgariaBulgaria $2,807.41 2012
46 BelgiumBelgium $2,761.49 2012
47 ThailandThailand $2,717.40 2012
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) $2,673.71 2012
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) $2,663.34 2012
48 ChinaChina $2,507.98 2012
49 ChileChile $2,384.75 2012
50 MauritiusMauritius $2,364.00 2012
51 The BahamasThe Bahamas $2,276.97 2012
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) $2,231.88 2012
52 RomaniaRomania $2,190.25 2012
53 AustraliaAustralia $2,166.24 2012
54 IraqIraq $2,158.71 2012
55 PortugalPortugal $2,152.45 2012
56 PeruPeru $2,139.38 2012
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) $2,079.96 2012
57 FinlandFinland $2,046.87 2012
58 SerbiaSerbia $1,993.80 2012
59 CanadaCanada $1,965.18 2012
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) $1,929.66 2012
60 SurinameSuriname $1,887.35 2012
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) $1,880.95 2012
61 BrazilBrazil $1,878.43 2012
62 LuxembourgLuxembourg $1,864.38 2012
63 United StatesUnited States $1,829.38 2012
64 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda $1,819.32 2012
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) $1,733.64 2012
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) $1,729.93 2012
65 MaltaMalta $1,684.89 2012
66 KazakhstanKazakhstan $1,684.74 2012
67 United KingdomUnited Kingdom $1,663.74 2012
68 TurkeyTurkey $1,610.64 2012
69 AngolaAngola $1,604.90 2012
70 MongoliaMongolia $1,475.49 2012
71 TongaTonga $1,452.28 2012
72 GabonGabon $1,440.40 2012
73 Costa RicaCosta Rica $1,427.56 2012
74 JordanJordan $1,397.69 2012
75 MexicoMexico $1,382.53 2012
76 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. $1,373.25 2012
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) $1,358.24 2012
77 BoliviaBolivia $1,326.59 2012
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) $1,325.64 2012
78 DominicaDominica $1,319.16 2012
79 BhutanBhutan $1,286.94 2012
80 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia $1,282.51 2012
81 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. $1,279.57 2012
82 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan $1,212.94 2012
83 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina $1,145.04 2012
84 GrenadaGrenada $1,132.74 2012
85 SpainSpain $1,094.56 2012
86 GuyanaGuyana $1,086.32 2012
87 CyprusCyprus $1,055.00 2012
88 FijiFiji $1,053.23 2012
89 ArgentinaArgentina $1,052.00 2012
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) $1,025.92 2012
90 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ $1,015.08 2012
91 South AfricaSouth Africa $990.21 2012
92 VenezuelaVenezuela $983.78 2012
93 SyriaSyria $958.17 2010
94 MaldivesMaldives $940.39 2012
95 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands $907.78 2012
96 SamoaSamoa $892.96 2012
97 BelizeBelize $891.58 2012
98 PhilippinesPhilippines $866.42 2012
99 BelarusBelarus $855.35 2012
100 AlbaniaAlbania $822.20 2012
101 TunisiaTunisia $808.89 2012
102 ColombiaColombia $775.56 2012
103 NamibiaNamibia $772.71 2012
104 Cape VerdeCape Verde $760.20 2012
105 ParaguayParaguay $746.92 2012
106 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia $742.75 2012
107 MontenegroMontenegro $738.50 2012
108 JamaicaJamaica $736.13 2012
109 East TimorEast Timor $730.07 2012
110 VanuatuVanuatu $718.80 2011
111 MoldovaMoldova $706.56 2012
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) $681.25 1999
112 PanamaPanama $648.63 2012
113 GreeceGreece $643.17 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) $638.58 2012
114 GeorgiaGeorgia $636.76 2012
115 KosovoKosovo $613.44 2012
116 ArmeniaArmenia $606.04 2012
117 SwazilandSwaziland $601.92 2012
118 Papua New GuineaPapua NG $563.02 2012
119 MoroccoMorocco $539.19 2012
120 UkraineUkraine $538.52 2012
121 El SalvadorEl Salvador $507.24 2012
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) $505.05 2012
122 LesothoLesotho $501.04 2012
123 SlovakiaSlovakia $465.60 2012
124 SloveniaSlovenia $462.51 2012
125 IndonesiaIndonesia $456.92 2012
126 GuatemalaGuatemala $443.80 2012
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) $385.71 2012
127 IrelandIreland $372.11 2012
128 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $370.23 2012
129 Sri LankaSri Lanka $349.59 2012
130 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. $348.26 2012
131 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan $340.05 1999
132 CambodiaCambodia $331.84 2012
133 HondurasHonduras $319.04 2012
134 NicaraguaNicaragua $314.97 2012
135 DjiboutiDjibouti $289.22 2012
136 VietnamVietnam $288.07 2012
137 NigeriaNigeria $281.63 2012
138 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ $274.48 2012
139 ComorosComoros $271.80 2012
140 YemenYemen $257.87 2012
141 MauritaniaMauritania $255.16 2012
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) $252.42 2011
142 IndiaIndia $242.93 2012
143 AfghanistanAfghanistan $239.81 2012
144 GhanaGhana $230.03 2012
145 EstoniaEstonia $224.47 2012
146 ZambiaZambia $216.14 2012
147 NepalNepal $203.27 2012
148 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $197.99 2012
149 EgyptEgypt $194.15 2012
150 IranIran $182.55 1982
151 LaosLaos $180.67 2011
152 EcuadorEcuador $160.47 2012
153 CameroonCameroon $155.80 2012
154 SenegalSenegal $151.65 2012
155 BurmaBurma $139.27 2012
156 KenyaKenya $132.29 2012
157 The GambiaThe Gambia $131.89 2012
158 HaitiHaiti $126.47 2012
159 LiberiaLiberia $118.66 2012
160 MozambiqueMozambique $117.52 2012
161 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau $98.94 2012
162 ChadChad $92.84 2012
163 MaliMali $90.31 2012
164 UgandaUganda $87.14 2012
165 TanzaniaTanzania $84.80 2012
166 BangladeshBangladesh $82.45 2012
167 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $79.95 2012
168 TajikistanTajikistan $78.75 2012
169 PakistanPakistan $76.40 2012
170 RwandaRwanda $73.99 2012
171 BeninBenin $70.92 2012
172 TogoTogo $66.48 2012
173 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $62.24 2012
174 NigerNiger $59.13 2012
175 MadagascarMadagascar $53.42 2012
176 UzbekistanUzbekistan $51.10 1999
177 Central African RepublicCentral Africa $34.89 2012
178 BurundiBurundi $31.35 2012
179 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. $24.85 2012
180 EthiopiaEthiopia $20.99 2009
181 EritreaEritrea $19.35 2011
182 MalawiMalawi $15.38 2012
183 GuineaGuinea $10.22 2011
184 ZimbabweZimbabwe $7.65 2005
185 SudanSudan $5.18 2012
186 SomaliaSomalia $3.68 1989

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  • Switzerland ranked first for reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita amongst Tourist destinations in 2012.
  • 35 of the bottom 128 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are Former British Colonies'.
  • 2 of the bottom 3 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are Heavily indebted.
  • 13 of the bottom 90 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are Sparsely populated.
  • 6 of the bottom 164 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are OPEC.
  • 13 of the bottom 184 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are Non-religious.
  • 43 of the bottom 54 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are Hot countries.
  • 3 of the bottom 51 countries by reserves > total reserves > includes gold, current US$ per capita are East Asian and Pacific.
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