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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
$ 1,968,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
2
Japan
$ 1,011,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
3
Russia
$ 427,100,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
4
Taiwan
$ 296,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
5
India
$ 256,400,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
7
Brazil
$ 193,800,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
8
Hong Kong
$ 182,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
9
Singapore
$ 174,200,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
10
Algeria
$ 143,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
11
Germany
$ 138,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
12
Thailand
$ 111,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
13
Italy
$ 105,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
14
France
$ 102,900,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
15
Iran
$ 96,560,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
16
Mexico
$ 95,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
17
Libya
$ 92,510,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
18
Malaysia
$ 91,210,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
21
Turkey
$ 73,660,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
22
Poland
$ 62,180,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
23
Nigeria
$ 60,120,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
25
Indonesia
$ 51,640,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
26
Norway
$ 50,950,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
27
Argentina
$ 46,370,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
28
Iraq
$ 45,060,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
29
Canada
$ 43,870,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
30
Israel
$ 42,510,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
31
Denmark
$ 42,320,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
32
Venezuela
$ 42,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
33
Romania
$ 39,470,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
37
Hungary
$ 33,870,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
38
Egypt
$ 33,850,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
39
Australia
$ 32,920,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
41
Ukraine
$ 31,540,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
42
Peru
$ 31,250,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
44
Sweden
$ 29,720,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
46
Lebanon
$ 28,280,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
47
Colombia
$ 23,670,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
48
Vietnam
$ 23,180,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
49
Chile
$ 23,080,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
50
Morocco
$ 22,720,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
51
Spain
$ 20,250,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
52
Kazakhstan
$ 19,870,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
53
Slovakia
$ 18,780,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
54
Angola
$ 18,380,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
55
Bulgaria
$ 17,930,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
56
Kuwait
$ 17,230,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
57
Austria
$ 16,700,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
58
Belgium
$ 15,650,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
59
Serbia
$ 14,220,000,000
2007 est.
61
Croatia
$ 12,960,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
62
Portugal
$ 11,950,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
63
Oman
$ 11,580,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
65
Uzbekistan
$ 10,150,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
66
Qatar
$ 9,998,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
68
Botswana
$ 9,119,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
69
Pakistan
$ 8,903,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
70
Tunisia
$ 8,853,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
71
Jordan
$ 8,713,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
72
Finland
$ 8,346,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
73
Yemen
$ 8,157,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
74
Bolivia
$ 7,722,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
75
Slovenia
$ 7,570,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
76
Syria
$ 6,765,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
77
Azerbaijan
$ 6,467,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
78
Lithuania
$ 6,441,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
79
Uruguay
$ 6,360,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
80
Bangladesh
$ 5,789,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
81
Latvia
$ 5,248,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
82
Ecuador
$ 4,473,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
83
Guatemala
$ 4,471,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
85
Cuba
$ 3,947,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
87
Estonia
$ 3,857,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
88
Bahrain
$ 3,803,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
89
Costa Rica
$ 3,799,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
91
Greece
$ 3,473,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
92
Burma
$ 3,412,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
93
Albania
$ 3,188,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
94
Cameroon
$ 3,091,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
95
Tanzania
$ 2,915,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
96
Kenya
$ 2,879,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
97
Paraguay
$ 2,845,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
98
Belarus
$ 2,687,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
99
Cambodia
$ 2,641,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
101
Iceland
$ 2,500,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
102
Honduras
$ 2,469,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
103
Panama
$ 2,443,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
104
Uganda
$ 2,301,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
105
Sri Lanka
$ 2,300,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
107
Macedonia
$ 2,109,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
108
Ghana
$ 2,000,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
110
Gabon
$ 1,925,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
111
Mauritius
$ 1,785,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
112
Jamaica
$ 1,770,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
114
Moldova
$ 1,672,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
115
Mozambique
$ 1,606,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
116
Senegal
$ 1,601,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
117
Georgia
$ 1,480,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
118
Armenia
$ 1,405,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
119
Sudan
$ 1,399,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
120
Chad
$ 1,347,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
121
Namibia
$ 1,293,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
122
Benin
$ 1,236,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
123
Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,225,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
124
Nicaragua
$ 1,141,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
125
Zambia
$ 1,096,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
126
Ireland
$ 1,023,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
127
Cyprus
$ 1,003,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
128
Lesotho
$ 994,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
129
Madagascar
$ 982,300,000
31 December 2008 est.
130
Ethiopia
$ 870,500,000
31 December 2008 est.
131
Laos
$ 803,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
132
Swaziland
$ 730,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
133
Haiti
$ 708,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
136
Rwanda
$ 596,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
137
Togo
$ 473,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
138
Luxembourg
$ 398,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
139
Malta
$ 373,400,000
31 December 2008 est.
140
Guyana
$ 355,900,000
31 December 2008 est.
141
Burundi
$ 266,700,000
31 December 2008 est.
143
Cape Verde
$ 258,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
144
Tajikistan
$ 257,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
145
Malawi
$ 185,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
146
Belize
$ 166,200,000
31 December 2008 est.
148
Zimbabwe
$ 96,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
149
Guinea
$ 93,000,000
31 December 2008 est.
151
Samoa
$ 70,150,000
FY03/04
153
Tonga
$ 40,830,000
yearend, FY04/05
155
Eritrea
$ 24,000,000
31 December 2008 est.