Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (US$)

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Country20032004200620072008200920112012201420152017
United States85,940,000,00086,940,000,00069,190,000,00070,570,000,00077,650,000,000130,800,000,000148,000,000,000150,200,000,000130,100,000,000117,600,000,000123,300,000,000
Definition of 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.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 1, 2020