| Rank | Country | Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (US$) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3,236,000,000,000 |  |
| 2 | Japan | 1,259,000,000,000 | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 541,100,000,000 | |
| 4 | Russia | 498,600,000,000 | |
| 5 | Taiwan | 390,600,000,000 | |
| 6 | Brazil | 352,000,000,000 | |
| 7 | Switzerland | 331,900,000,000 | |
| 8 | Korea, South | 306,400,000,000 | |
| 9 | India | 297,900,000,000 | |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 285,400,000,000 | |
| 11 | Germany | 238,900,000,000 | |
| 12 | Singapore | 237,900,000,000 | |
| 13 | Algeria | 183,100,000,000 | |
| 14 | Thailand | 175,100,000,000 | |
| 15 | Italy | 173,300,000,000 | |
| 16 | France | 171,900,000,000 | |
| 17 | Mexico | 149,300,000,000 | |
| 18 | United States | 148,000,000,000 | |
| 19 | Malaysia | 133,600,000,000 | |
| 20 | Indonesia | 110,100,000,000 | |
| 21 | Iran | 109,700,000,000 | |
| 22 | Libya | 100,300,000,000 | |
| 23 | Poland | 97,870,000,000 | |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 94,540,000,000 | |
| 25 | Turkey | 88,210,000,000 | |
| 26 | Denmark | 85,050,000,000 | |
| 27 | Philippines | 75,300,000,000 | |
| 28 | Israel | 74,870,000,000 | |
| 29 | Canada | 65,820,000,000 | |
| 30 | Iraq | 58,960,000,000 | |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 53,590,000,000 | |
| 32 | Netherlands | 51,270,000,000 | |
| 33 | Sweden | 50,350,000,000 | |
| 34 | Norway | 49,270,000,000 | |
| 35 | Peru | 48,930,000,000 | |
| 36 | South Africa | 48,870,000,000 | |
| 37 | Hungary | 48,840,000,000 | |
| 38 | Lebanon | 48,140,000,000 | |
| 39 | Romania | 48,060,000,000 | |
| 40 | Spain | 47,100,000,000 | |
| 41 | Australia | 46,800,000,000 | |
| 42 | Argentina | 46,350,000,000 | |
| 43 | Chile | 41,940,000,000 | |
| 44 | Czech Republic | 40,290,000,000 | |
| 45 | Nigeria | 35,210,000,000 | |
| 46 | Niger | 35,210,000,000 | |
| 47 | Ukraine | 31,790,000,000 | |
| 48 | Colombia | 31,010,000,000 | |
| 49 | Belgium | 29,430,000,000 | |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 29,320,000,000 | |
| 51 | Angola | 28,350,000,000 | |
| 52 | Venezuela | 26,910,000,000 | |
| 53 | Kuwait | 25,930,000,000 | |
| 54 | Austria | 25,170,000,000 | |
| 55 | Macau | 23,730,000,000 | |
| 56 | Portugal | 21,340,000,000 | |
| 57 | Morocco | 20,650,000,000 | |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | 19,260,000,000 | |
| 59 | Pakistan | 18,090,000,000 | |
| 60 | Vietnam | 17,670,000,000 | |
| 61 | Egypt | 17,660,000,000 | |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 17,270,000,000 | |
| 63 | New Zealand | 17,010,000,000 | |
| 64 | Serbia | 16,850,000,000 | |
| 65 | Qatar | 16,820,000,000 | |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | 15,000,000,000 | |
| 67 | Syria | 14,830,000,000 | |
| 68 | Croatia | 14,480,000,000 | |
| 69 | Oman | 14,370,000,000 | |
| 70 | Jordan | 12,110,000,000 | |
| 71 | Bolivia | 12,020,000,000 | |
| 72 | Finland | 10,350,000,000 | |
| 73 | Uruguay | 10,300,000,000 | |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 10,270,000,000 | |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,210,000,000 | |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 9,192,000,000 | |
| 77 | Botswana | 8,674,000,000 | |
| 78 | Iceland | 8,550,000,000 | |
| 79 | Lithuania | 8,210,000,000 | |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 7,900,000,000 | |
| 81 | Tunisia | 7,372,000,000 | |
| 82 | Greece | 6,900,000,000 | |
| 83 | Latvia | 6,383,000,000 | |
| 84 | Belarus | 6,209,000,000 | |
| 85 | Guatemala | 6,197,000,000 | |
| 86 | Congo, Republic of the | 5,886,000,000 | |
| 87 | Kenya | 5,298,000,000 | |
| 88 | Cuba | 5,147,000,000 | |
| 89 | Paraguay | 5,096,000,000 | |
| 90 | Ghana | 4,810,000,000 | |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 4,756,000,000 | |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 4,445,000,000 | |
| 93 | Yemen | 4,370,000,000 | |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,300,000,000 | |
| 95 | Bahrain | 4,245,000,000 | |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,150,000,000 | |
| 97 | Cambodia | 4,069,000,000 | |
| 98 | Burma | 3,931,000,000 | |
| 99 | Tanzania | 3,726,000,000 | |
| 100 | Cameroon | 3,316,000,000 | |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 3,055,000,000 | |
| 102 | Ecuador | 2,958,000,000 | |
| 103 | Dominica | 2,902,000,000 | |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 2,902,000,000 | |
| 105 | Georgia | 2,818,000,000 | |
| 106 | Honduras | 2,785,000,000 | |
| 107 | Uganda | 2,782,000,000 | |
| 108 | Mauritius | 2,743,000,000 | |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 2,665,000,000 | |
| 110 | Albania | 2,665,000,000 | |
| 111 | Senegal | 2,635,000,000 | |
| 112 | Macedonia | 2,581,000,000 | |
| 113 | El Salvador | 2,504,000,000 | |
| 114 | Mozambique | 2,469,000,000 | |
| 115 | Slovakia | 2,462,000,000 | |
| 116 | Zambia | 2,324,000,000 | |
| 117 | Gabon | 2,320,000,000 | |
| 118 | Panama | 2,315,000,000 | |
| 119 | Jamaica | 2,273,000,000 | |
| 120 | Moldova | 1,965,000,000 | |
| 121 | Armenia | 1,959,000,000 | |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 1,892,000,000 | |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,835,000,000 | |
| 124 | Namibia | 1,758,000,000 | |
| 125 | Ireland | 1,703,000,000 | |
| 126 | Haiti | 1,341,000,000 | |
| 127 | Madagascar | 1,255,000,000 | |
| 128 | Lesotho | 1,100,000,000 | |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 1,000,000,000 | |
| 130 | Slovenia | 991,300,000 | |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 957,000,000 | |
| 132 | Rwanda | 955,000,000 | |
| 133 | Chad | 887,500,000 | |
| 134 | Benin | 887,200,000 | |
| 135 | Fiji | 833,500,000 | |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 815,200,000 | |
| 137 | Guyana | 807,800,000 | |
| 138 | Togo | 786,200,000 | |
| 139 | Laos | 773,500,000 | |
| 140 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 755,700,000 | |
| 141 | Barbados | 745,100,000 | |
| 142 | Guinea | 642,100,000 | |
| 143 | Swaziland | 600,500,000 | |
| 144 | Malta | 515,500,000 | |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 461,000,000 | |
| 146 | Estonia | 409,000,000 | |
| 147 | Montenegro | 400,000,000 | |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 361,000,000 | |
| 149 | Burundi | 295,500,000 | |
| 150 | Sudan | 295,000,000 | |
| 151 | Suriname | 263,300,000 | |
| 152 | Malawi | 263,000,000 | |
| 153 | Seychelles | 255,400,000 | |
| 154 | Belize | 237,100,000 | |
| 155 | Gambia, The | 223,200,000 | |
| 156 | Eritrea | 184,500,000 | |
| 157 | Samoa | 165,600,000 | |
| 158 | Vanuatu | 161,400,000 | |
| 159 | Tonga | 86,800,000 | |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51,470,000 | |
Definition: 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.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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