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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
See also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold bar chart
| Country Name | Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (US$) | Year of Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| China | 3,236,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Japan | 1,259,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Saudi Arabia | 541,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Russia | 498,600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Taiwan | 390,600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Brazil | 352,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Switzerland | 331,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Korea, South | 306,400,000,000 | 2011 |
| India | 297,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Hong Kong | 285,400,000,000 | 2011 |
| Germany | 238,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Singapore | 237,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Algeria | 183,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Thailand | 175,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Italy | 173,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| France | 171,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Mexico | 149,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| United States | 148,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Malaysia | 133,600,000,000 | 2011 |
| Indonesia | 110,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Iran | 109,700,000,000 | 2011 |
| Libya | 100,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| Poland | 97,870,000,000 | 2011 |
| United Kingdom | 94,540,000,000 | 2011 |
| Turkey | 88,210,000,000 | 2011 |
| Denmark | 85,050,000,000 | 2011 |
| Philippines | 75,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| Israel | 74,870,000,000 | 2011 |
| Canada | 65,820,000,000 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 58,960,000,000 | 2011 |
| United Arab Emirates | 53,590,000,000 | 2011 |
| Netherlands | 51,270,000,000 | 2011 |
| Sweden | 50,350,000,000 | 2011 |
| Norway | 49,270,000,000 | 2011 |
| Peru | 48,930,000,000 | 2011 |
| South Africa | 48,870,000,000 | 2011 |
| Hungary | 48,840,000,000 | 2011 |
| Lebanon | 48,140,000,000 | 2011 |
| Romania | 48,060,000,000 | 2011 |
| Spain | 47,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Australia | 46,800,000,000 | 2011 |
| Argentina | 46,350,000,000 | 2011 |
| Chile | 41,940,000,000 | 2011 |
| Czech Republic | 40,290,000,000 | 2011 |
| Nigeria | 35,210,000,000 | 2011 |
| Niger | 35,210,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ukraine | 31,790,000,000 | 2011 |
| Colombia | 31,010,000,000 | 2011 |
| Belgium | 29,430,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kazakhstan | 29,320,000,000 | 2011 |
| Angola | 28,350,000,000 | 2011 |
| Venezuela | 26,910,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kuwait | 25,930,000,000 | 2011 |
| Austria | 25,170,000,000 | 2011 |
| Macau | 23,730,000,000 | 2010 |
| Portugal | 21,340,000,000 | 2011 |
| Morocco | 20,650,000,000 | 2011 |
| Turkmenistan | 19,260,000,000 | 2011 |
| Pakistan | 18,090,000,000 | 2011 |
| Vietnam | 17,670,000,000 | 2011 |
| Egypt | 17,660,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bulgaria | 17,270,000,000 | 2011 |
| New Zealand | 17,010,000,000 | 2011 |
| Serbia | 16,850,000,000 | 2011 |
| Qatar | 16,820,000,000 | 2011 |
| Uzbekistan | 15,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Syria | 14,830,000,000 | 2011 |
| Croatia | 14,480,000,000 | 2011 |
| Oman | 14,370,000,000 | 2011 |
| Jordan | 12,110,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bolivia | 12,020,000,000 | 2011 |
| Finland | 10,350,000,000 | 2011 |
| Uruguay | 10,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,270,000,000 | 2011 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10,210,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 9,192,000,000 | 2011 |
| Botswana | 8,674,000,000 | 2011 |
| Iceland | 8,550,000,000 | 2011 |
| Lithuania | 8,210,000,000 | 2011 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Tunisia | 7,372,000,000 | 2011 |
| Greece | 6,900,000,000 | 2011 |
| Latvia | 6,383,000,000 | 2011 |
| Belarus | 6,209,000,000 | 2011 |
| Guatemala | 6,197,000,000 | 2011 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 5,886,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kenya | 5,298,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cuba | 5,147,000,000 | 2011 |
| Paraguay | 5,096,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ghana | 4,810,000,000 | 2011 |
| Costa Rica | 4,756,000,000 | 2011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4,445,000,000 | 2011 |
| Yemen | 4,370,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 4,300,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bahrain | 4,245,000,000 | 2011 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,150,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cambodia | 4,069,000,000 | 2011 |
| Burma | 3,931,000,000 | 2011 |
| Tanzania | 3,726,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cameroon | 3,316,000,000 | 2011 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 3,055,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ecuador | 2,958,000,000 | 2011 |
| Dominica | 2,902,000,000 | 2011 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,902,000,000 | 2011 |
| Georgia | 2,818,000,000 | 2011 |
| Honduras | 2,785,000,000 | 2011 |
| Uganda | 2,782,000,000 | 2011 |
| Mauritius | 2,743,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ethiopia | 2,665,000,000 | 2011 |
| Albania | 2,665,000,000 | 2011 |
| Senegal | 2,635,000,000 | 2011 |
| Macedonia | 2,581,000,000 | 2011 |
| El Salvador | 2,504,000,000 | 2011 |
| Mozambique | 2,469,000,000 | 2011 |
| Slovakia | 2,462,000,000 | 2011 |
| Zambia | 2,324,000,000 | 2011 |
| Gabon | 2,320,000,000 | 2011 |
| Panama | 2,315,000,000 | 2011 |
| Jamaica | 2,273,000,000 | 2011 |
| Moldova | 1,965,000,000 | 2011 |
| Armenia | 1,959,000,000 | 2011 |
| Nicaragua | 1,892,000,000 | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,835,000,000 | 2011 |
| Namibia | 1,758,000,000 | 2011 |
| Ireland | 1,703,000,000 | 2011 |
| Haiti | 1,341,000,000 | 2011 |
| Madagascar | 1,255,000,000 | 2011 |
| Lesotho | 1,100,000,000 | 2011 |
| Luxembourg | 1,000,000,000 | 2011 |
| Slovenia | 991,300,000 | 2011 |
| Burkina Faso | 957,000,000 | 2011 |
| Rwanda | 955,000,000 | 2011 |
| Chad | 887,500,000 | 2011 |
| Benin | 887,200,000 | 2011 |
| Fiji | 833,500,000 | 2011 |
| Tajikistan | 815,200,000 | 2011 |
| Guyana | 807,800,000 | 2011 |
| Togo | 786,200,000 | 2011 |
| Laos | 773,500,000 | 2011 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 755,700,000 | 2010 |
| Barbados | 745,100,000 | 2011 |
| Guinea | 642,100,000 | 2011 |
| Swaziland | 600,500,000 | 2011 |
| Malta | 515,500,000 | 2011 |
| Zimbabwe | 461,000,000 | 2011 |
| Estonia | 409,000,000 | 2011 |
| Montenegro | 400,000,000 | 2011 |
| Cape Verde | 361,000,000 | 2011 |
| Burundi | 295,500,000 | 2011 |
| Sudan | 295,000,000 | 2011 |
| Suriname | 263,300,000 | 2006 |
| Malawi | 263,000,000 | 2011 |
| Seychelles | 255,400,000 | 2011 |
| Belize | 237,100,000 | 2011 |
| Gambia, The | 223,200,000 | 2011 |
| Eritrea | 184,500,000 | 2011 |
| Samoa | 165,600,000 | 2011 |
| Vanuatu | 161,400,000 | 2010 |
| Tonga | 86,800,000 | 2011 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 51,470,000 | 2011 |
