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.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Reserves of foreign exchange and gold varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
Country | Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (US$) | Year |
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China | 3,235,999,907,840 | 2017 |
Japan | 1,264,000,040,960 | 2017 |
Switzerland | 811,200,020,480 | 2017 |
Saudi Arabia | 496,400,007,168 | 2017 |
Taiwan | 456,700,002,304 | 2017 |
Russia | 432,699,998,208 | 2017 |
Hong Kong | 431,399,993,344 | 2017 |
India | 409,800,015,872 | 2017 |
Korea, South | 389,199,986,688 | 2017 |
Brazil | 373,999,992,832 | 2017 |
Singapore | 279,899,996,160 | 2017 |
Thailand | 202,600,005,632 | 2017 |
Germany | 200,100,003,840 | 2017 |
Mexico | 175,300,001,792 | 2017 |
France | 156,399,992,832 | 2017 |
Italy | 151,200,006,144 | 2017 |
United Kingdom | 150,800,007,168 | 2017 |
Czech Republic | 147,999,997,952 | 2017 |
Indonesia | 130,200,002,560 | 2017 |
United States | 123,300,003,840 | 2017 |
Iran | 120,600,002,560 | 2017 |
Poland | 113,299,996,672 | 2017 |
Israel | 112,999,997,440 | 2017 |
Turkey | 107,700,002,816 | 2017 |
Malaysia | 102,400,000,000 | 2017 |
Algeria | 97,890,000,896 | 2017 |
United Arab Emirates | 95,370,002,432 | 2017 |
Canada | 86,680,002,560 | 2017 |
Philippines | 81,569,996,800 | 2017 |
Denmark | 75,249,999,872 | 2017 |
Libya | 74,709,999,616 | 2017 |
Spain | 69,409,996,800 | 2017 |
Australia | 66,580,000,768 | 2017 |
Norway | 65,920,000,000 | 2017 |
Peru | 63,829,999,616 | 2017 |
Sweden | 62,220,001,280 | 2017 |
Lebanon | 55,419,998,208 | 2017 |
Argentina | 55,330,000,896 | 2017 |
South Africa | 50,719,997,952 | 2017 |
Vietnam | 49,500,000,256 | 2017 |
Iraq | 48,880,001,024 | 2017 |
Colombia | 47,130,001,408 | 2017 |
Romania | 44,430,000,128 | 2017 |
Chile | 38,980,001,792 | 2017 |
Nigeria | 38,769,999,872 | 2017 |
Netherlands | 38,440,001,536 | 2017 |
Egypt | 35,889,999,872 | 2017 |
Kuwait | 33,699,999,744 | 2017 |
Bangladesh | 33,419,999,232 | 2017 |
Kazakhstan | 30,749,999,104 | 2017 |
Bulgaria | 28,380,000,256 | 2017 |
Hungary | 28,000,000,000 | 2017 |
Morocco | 26,269,999,104 | 2017 |
Belgium | 26,160,001,024 | 2017 |
Portugal | 26,109,999,104 | 2017 |
Turkmenistan | 24,910,000,128 | 2017 |
Austria | 21,570,000,896 | 2017 |
New Zealand | 20,679,999,488 | 2017 |
Macau | 20,170,000,384 | 2017 |
Croatia | 18,819,999,744 | 2017 |
Ukraine | 18,809,999,360 | 2017 |
Pakistan | 18,460,000,256 | 2017 |
Angola | 17,290,000,384 | 2017 |
Oman | 16,090,000,384 | 2017 |
Uzbekistan | 16,000,000,000 | 2017 |
Uruguay | 15,960,000,512 | 2017 |
Jordan | 15,559,999,488 | 2017 |
Qatar | 15,009,999,872 | 2017 |
Cambodia | 12,199,999,488 | 2017 |
Serbia | 11,909,999,616 | 2017 |
Guatemala | 11,770,000,384 | 2017 |
Cuba | 11,349,999,616 | 2017 |
Finland | 10,510,000,128 | 2017 |
Bolivia | 10,259,999,744 | 2017 |
Venezuela | 9,660,999,680 | 2017 |
Nepal | 9,091,000,320 | 2017 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 8,892,000,256 | 2017 |
Sri Lanka | 7,959,000,064 | 2017 |
Paraguay | 7,877,000,192 | 2017 |
Greece | 7,807,000,064 | 2017 |
Ghana | 7,554,999,808 | 2017 |
Botswana | 7,490,999,808 | 2017 |
Kenya | 7,353,999,872 | 2017 |
Belarus | 7,314,999,808 | 2017 |
Afghanistan | 7,186,999,808 | 2017 |
Costa Rica | 7,150,000,128 | 2017 |
Dominican Republic | 6,872,999,936 | 2017 |
Azerbaijan | 6,680,999,936 | 2017 |
Iceland | 6,567,000,064 | 2017 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,473,999,872 | 2017 |
Mauritius | 5,984,000,000 | 2017 |
Tunisia | 5,593,999,872 | 2017 |
Tanzania | 5,301,000,192 | 2017 |
Burma | 4,924,000,256 | 2017 |
Honduras | 4,707,999,744 | 2017 |
Latvia | 4,614,000,128 | 2017 |
Lithuania | 4,449,999,872 | 2017 |
Ireland | 4,412,000,256 | 2017 |
Jamaica | 3,780,999,936 | 2017 |
Uganda | 3,654,000,128 | 2017 |
Slovakia | 3,622,000,128 | 2017 |
Albania | 3,590,000,128 | 2017 |
El Salvador | 3,567,000,064 | 2017 |
Brunei | 3,488,000,000 | 2017 |
Mozambique | 3,360,999,936 | 2017 |
Cameroon | 3,235,000,064 | 2017 |
Georgia | 3,039,000,064 | 2017 |
Mongolia | 3,016,000,000 | 2017 |
Ethiopia | 3,012,999,936 | 2017 |
Moldova | 2,803,000,064 | 2017 |
Macedonia | 2,801,999,872 | 2017 |
Nicaragua | 2,758,000,128 | 2017 |
Panama | 2,703,000,064 | 2017 |
Namibia | 2,432,000,000 | 2017 |
Ecuador | 2,395,000,064 | 2017 |
Haiti | 2,360,999,936 | 2017 |
Bahrain | 2,348,999,936 | 2017 |
Armenia | 2,313,999,872 | 2017 |
Kyrgyzstan | 2,176,999,936 | 2017 |
Zambia | 2,082,000,000 | 2017 |
Senegal | 1,827,000,064 | 2017 |
Papua New Guinea | 1,735,000,064 | 2017 |
Madagascar | 1,600,000,000 | 2017 |
Bahamas, The | 1,522,000,000 | 2017 |
Niger | 1,314,000,000 | 2017 |
Tajikistan | 1,292,000,000 | 2017 |
Laos | 1,270,000,000 | 2017 |
Bhutan | 1,206,000,000 | 2017 |
Fiji | 1,116,000,000 | 2017 |
Montenegro | 1,076,999,936 | 2017 |
Rwanda | 997,600,000 | 2017 |
Gabon | 981,600,000 | 2017 |
Slovenia | 889,900,032 | 2017 |
Luxembourg | 878,000,000 | 2017 |
Mauritania | 875,000,000 | 2017 |
Malta | 833,000,000 | 2017 |
Malawi | 780,200,000 | 2017 |
Benin | 698,899,968 | 2017 |
Lesotho | 657,699,968 | 2017 |
Mali | 647,800,000 | 2017 |
Cape Verde | 617,400,000 | 2017 |
Palau | 580,899,968 | 2015 |
Guyana | 565,400,000 | 2017 |
Swaziland | 563,100,032 | 2017 |
Djibouti | 547,699,968 | 2017 |
Seychelles | 545,200,000 | 2017 |
East Timor | 544,400,000 | 2017 |
Congo, Republic of the | 505,700,000 | 2017 |
Sierra Leone | 478,000,000 | 2017 |
Liberia | 459,800,000 | 2017 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 457,500,000 | 2017 |
Zimbabwe | 431,800,000 | 2017 |
Suriname | 424,400,000 | 2017 |
Solomon Islands | 421,000,000 | 2016 |
Syria | 407,300,000 | 2017 |
Vanuatu | 395,100,000 | 2017 |
San Marino | 392,000,000 | 2014 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 365,100,000 | 2017 |
Guinea-Bissau | 356,400,000 | 2017 |
Estonia | 345,000,000 | 2017 |
Guinea | 331,800,000 | 2017 |
Saint Lucia | 321,800,000 | 2017 |
Belize | 312,100,000 | 2017 |
Central African Republic | 304,300,000 | 2017 |
Barbados | 264,500,000 | 2017 |
Yemen | 245,400,000 | 2017 |
Eritrea | 236,700,000 | 2017 |
Dominica | 212,300,000 | 2017 |
Comoros | 208,000,000 | 2017 |
Grenada | 199,100,000 | 2017 |
Tonga | 198,500,000 | 2017 |
Sudan | 198,000,000 | 2017 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 182,100,000 | 2017 |
Gambia, The | 170,000,000 | 2017 |
Samoa | 133,000,000 | 2017 |
Burundi | 97,400,000 | 2017 |
Togo | 77,800,000 | 2017 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 58,950,000 | 2017 |
Burkina Faso | 49,000,000 | 2017 |
Equatorial Guinea | 45,500,000 | 2017 |
Somalia | 30,450,000 | 2014 |
Chad | 22,900,000 | 2017 |
Kiribati | 8,370,000 | 2010 |