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Country Comparison :: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
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.
Rank
country
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Date of Information
1
China
$ 2,033,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
2
Japan
$ 954,100,000,000
31 December 2007 est.
3
Russia
$ 435,400,000,000
12 December 2008
4
Taiwan
$ 296,400,000,000
31 December 2008
5
India
$ 250,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
6
France
$ 204,400,000,000
2008
8
Brazil
$ 197,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
9
Singapore
$ 168,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
10
Hong Kong
$ 165,900,000,000
31 December 2008
11
Algeria
$ 150,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
12
Germany
$ 136,200,000,000
31 December 2007 est.
13
Thailand
$ 106,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
14
Malaysia
$ 104,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
15
Italy
$ 104,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
16
Libya
$ 99,450,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
17
Iran
$ 96,560,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
18
Mexico
$ 91,990,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
19
Poland
$ 84,480,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
20
Turkey
$ 82,820,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
22
Nigeria
$ 72,040,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
25
Norway
$ 60,840,000,000
2006 est.
27
Indonesia
$ 51,540,000,000
31 December 2008
28
Iraq
$ 46,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
29
Argentina
$ 45,900,000,000
15 December 2008
30
Romania
$ 44,470,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
31
Canada
$ 41,080,000,000
2007 est.
32
Israel
$ 38,660,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
34
Egypt
$ 36,910,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
35
Venezuela
$ 36,360,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
37
Denmark
$ 34,320,000,000
2006 est.
39
Ukraine
$ 31,920,000,000
1 November 2008
40
Peru
$ 31,790,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
41
Sweden
$ 31,040,000,000
2006 est.
42
Hungary
$ 30,950,000,000
31 December 2008
44
Morocco
$ 27,290,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
45
Australia
$ 25,750,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
46
Lebanon
$ 25,100,000,000
31 December 2008
47
Angola
$ 24,640,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
49
Colombia
$ 23,660,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
50
Vietnam
$ 22,780,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
51
Kazakhstan
$ 22,360,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
52
Chile
$ 21,990,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
53
Spain
$ 21,380,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
54
Slovakia
$ 19,470,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
55
Bulgaria
$ 18,590,000,000
31 December 2008
56
Austria
$ 18,220,000,000
2008 est.
57
Qatar
$ 16,810,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
58
Belgium
$ 16,510,000,000
2007 est.
60
Serbia
$ 14,220,000,000
2007 est.
61
Croatia
$ 14,140,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
62
Portugal
$ 11,550,000,000
31 December 2007 est.
63
Oman
$ 11,110,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
64
Kuwait
$ 10,640,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
65
Botswana
$ 10,280,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
66
Uzbekistan
$ 10,150,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
67
Finland
$ 9,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
68
Pakistan
$ 9,104,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
69
Slovenia
$ 8,912,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
70
Tunisia
$ 8,875,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
72
Azerbaijan
$ 8,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
73
Lithuania
$ 8,397,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
74
Yemen
$ 8,306,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
75
Jordan
$ 7,884,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
76
Bolivia
$ 7,864,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
77
Ecuador
$ 6,492,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
78
Uruguay
$ 6,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
79
Syria
$ 6,104,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
80
Bangladesh
$ 5,934,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
84
Latvia
$ 5,090,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
85
Bahrain
$ 4,865,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
86
Cuba
$ 4,347,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
87
Guatemala
$ 4,229,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
88
Malta
$ 4,150,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
90
Cameroon
$ 3,788,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
91
Belarus
$ 3,775,000,000
November 2008 est.
92
Estonia
$ 3,657,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
93
Costa Rica
$ 3,573,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
94
Sri Lanka
$ 3,364,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
96
Kenya
$ 2,875,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
97
Uganda
$ 2,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
98
Paraguay
$ 2,629,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
99
Tanzania
$ 2,624,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
102
Iceland
$ 2,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
103
Albania
$ 2,479,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
104
Macedonia
$ 2,430,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
105
Greece
$ 2,425,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
106
Cambodia
$ 2,375,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
107
Sudan
$ 2,329,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
108
Ghana
$ 2,301,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
109
Burma
$ 2,262,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
111
Honduras
$ 2,096,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
112
Mozambique
$ 2,067,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
113
Jamaica
$ 2,050,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
114
Armenia
$ 1,954,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
115
Mauritius
$ 1,909,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
116
Gabon
$ 1,859,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
117
Senegal
$ 1,765,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
118
Panama
$ 1,655,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
119
Moldova
$ 1,650,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
120
Georgia
$ 1,522,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
121
Cyprus
$ 1,476,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
122
Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,426,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
123
Namibia
$ 1,375,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
124
Zambia
$ 1,350,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
125
Benin
$ 1,292,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
127
Chad
$ 1,120,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
128
Nicaragua
$ 1,035,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
129
Ethiopia
$ 1,008,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
130
Swaziland
$ 997,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
131
Madagascar
$ 996,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
132
Ireland
$ 926,200,000
2006 est.
133
Lesotho
$ 799,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
134
Laos
$ 765,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
135
Rwanda
$ 657,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
137
Togo
$ 502,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
138
Haiti
$ 482,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
139
Cape Verde
$ 459,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
140
Guyana
$ 309,700,000
30 September 2008
142
Malawi
$ 221,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
146
Burundi
$ 134,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
147
Belize
$ 117,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
148
Zimbabwe
$ 100,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
149
Guinea
$ 92,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
150
Samoa
$ 70,150,000
FY03/04
153
Tonga
$ 40,830,000
yearend, FY04/05
155
Eritrea
$ 27,000,000
31 December 2008 est.