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
$ 3,236,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
2
Japan
$ 1,259,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
5
Russia
$ 498,600,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
6
Taiwan
$ 390,600,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
7
Brazil
$ 352,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
10
India
$ 297,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
11
Hong Kong
$ 285,400,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
12
Germany
$ 238,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
13
Singapore
$ 237,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
14
Algeria
$ 183,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
15
Thailand
$ 175,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
16
Italy
$ 173,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
17
France
$ 171,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
18
Mexico
$ 149,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
20
Malaysia
$ 133,600,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
21
Indonesia
$ 110,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
22
Iran
$ 109,700,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
23
Libya
$ 100,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
24
Poland
$ 97,870,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
26
Turkey
$ 88,210,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
27
Denmark
$ 85,050,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
29
Israel
$ 74,870,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
30
Canada
$ 65,820,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
31
Iraq
$ 58,960,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
34
Sweden
$ 50,350,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
35
Norway
$ 49,270,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
36
Peru
$ 48,930,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
38
Hungary
$ 48,840,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
39
Lebanon
$ 48,140,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
40
Romania
$ 48,060,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
41
Spain
$ 47,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
42
Australia
$ 46,800,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
43
Argentina
$ 46,350,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
44
Chile
$ 41,940,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
46
Nigeria
$ 35,210,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
47
Ukraine
$ 31,790,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
48
Colombia
$ 31,010,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
49
Belgium
$ 29,430,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
50
Kazakhstan
$ 29,320,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
51
Angola
$ 28,350,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
52
Venezuela
$ 26,910,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
53
Kuwait
$ 25,930,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
54
Austria
$ 25,170,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
55
Macau
$ 23,730,000,000
56
Portugal
$ 21,340,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
57
Morocco
$ 20,650,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
59
Pakistan
$ 18,090,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
60
Vietnam
$ 17,670,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
61
Egypt
$ 17,660,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
62
Bulgaria
$ 17,270,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
64
Serbia
$ 16,850,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
65
Qatar
$ 16,820,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
66
Uzbekistan
$ 15,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
67
Syria
$ 14,830,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
68
Croatia
$ 14,480,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
69
Oman
$ 14,370,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
70
Jordan
$ 12,110,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
71
Bolivia
$ 12,020,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
72
Finland
$ 10,350,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
73
Uruguay
$ 10,300,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
74
Azerbaijan
$ 10,270,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
76
Bangladesh
$ 9,192,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
77
Botswana
$ 8,674,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
78
Iceland
$ 8,550,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
79
Lithuania
$ 8,210,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
80
Sri Lanka
$ 7,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
81
Tunisia
$ 7,372,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
82
Greece
$ 6,900,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
83
Latvia
$ 6,383,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
84
Belarus
$ 6,209,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
85
Guatemala
$ 6,197,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
87
Kenya
$ 5,298,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
88
Cuba
$ 5,147,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
89
Paraguay
$ 5,096,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
90
Ghana
$ 4,810,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
91
Costa Rica
$ 4,756,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
93
Yemen
$ 4,370,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
95
Bahrain
$ 4,245,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
97
Cambodia
$ 4,069,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
98
Burma
$ 3,931,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
99
Tanzania
$ 3,726,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
100
Cameroon
$ 3,316,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
102
Ecuador
$ 2,958,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
104
Georgia
$ 2,818,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
105
Honduras
$ 2,785,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
106
Uganda
$ 2,782,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
107
Mauritius
$ 2,743,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
108
Ethiopia
$ 2,665,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
109
Albania
$ 2,665,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
110
Senegal
$ 2,635,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
111
Macedonia
$ 2,581,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
113
Mozambique
$ 2,469,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
114
Slovakia
$ 2,462,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
115
Zambia
$ 2,324,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
116
Gabon
$ 2,320,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
117
Panama
$ 2,315,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
118
Jamaica
$ 2,273,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
119
Moldova
$ 1,965,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
120
Armenia
$ 1,959,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
121
Nicaragua
$ 1,892,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
122
Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,835,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
123
Namibia
$ 1,758,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
124
Ireland
$ 1,703,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
125
Haiti
$ 1,341,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
126
Madagascar
$ 1,255,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
127
Cyprus
$ 1,207,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
128
Lesotho
$ 1,100,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
129
Luxembourg
$ 1,000,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
130
Slovenia
$ 991,300,000
31 December 2011 est.
132
Rwanda
$ 955,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
133
Chad
$ 887,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
134
Benin
$ 887,200,000
31 December 2011 est.
135
Fiji
$ 833,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
136
Tajikistan
$ 815,200,000
31 December 2011 est.
137
Guyana
$ 807,800,000
31 December 2011 est.
138
Togo
$ 786,200,000
31 December 2011 est.
139
Laos
$ 773,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
141
Barbados
$ 745,100,000
31 December 2011 est.
142
Guinea
$ 642,100,000
31 December 2011 est.
143
Swaziland
$ 600,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
144
Malta
$ 515,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
145
Zimbabwe
$ 461,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
146
Estonia
$ 409,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
148
Cape Verde
$ 361,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
149
Burundi
$ 295,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
150
Sudan
$ 295,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
152
Malawi
$ 263,000,000
31 December 2011 est.
153
Seychelles
$ 255,400,000
31 December 2011 est.
154
Belize
$ 237,100,000
31 December 2011 est.
156
Eritrea
$ 184,500,000
31 December 2011 est.
157
Samoa
$ 165,600,000
31 December 2011 est.
158
Vanuatu
$ 161,400,000
31 December 2010 est.
159
Tonga
$ 86,800,000
31 December 2011 est.