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. |
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Rank |
country |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
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Date of Information |
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1 |
China |
$ 3,549,000,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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2 |
Japan |
$ 1,351,000,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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4 |
Russia |
$ 561,100,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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5 |
Taiwan |
$ 391,000,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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6 |
Brazil |
$ 371,100,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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9 |
Hong Kong |
$ 299,600,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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10 |
India |
$ 287,200,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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11 |
Singapore |
$ 253,300,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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12 |
Germany |
$ 238,900,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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13 |
Algeria |
$ 190,500,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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14 |
Italy |
$ 173,300,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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15 |
Thailand |
$ 172,800,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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16 |
France |
$ 171,900,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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18 |
Mexico |
$ 141,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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19 |
Malaysia |
$ 140,400,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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20 |
Libya |
$ 130,300,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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21 |
Indonesia |
$ 104,500,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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22 |
Poland |
$ 99,930,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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24 |
Turkey |
$ 93,380,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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25 |
Denmark |
$ 85,050,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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27 |
Israel |
$ 75,240,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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28 |
Iran |
$ 69,860,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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29 |
Canada |
$ 65,820,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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30 |
Iraq |
$ 61,840,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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31 |
Peru |
$ 61,300,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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34 |
Lebanon |
$ 51,200,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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35 |
Sweden |
$ 50,350,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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36 |
Romania |
$ 49,930,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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37 |
Norway |
$ 49,400,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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38 |
Australia |
$ 47,700,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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39 |
Spain |
$ 47,100,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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40 |
Hungary |
$ 44,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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42 |
Chile |
$ 42,990,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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43 |
Nigeria |
$ 42,800,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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44 |
Argentina |
$ 41,200,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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46 |
Colombia |
$ 34,740,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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47 |
Angola |
$ 34,630,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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48 |
Macau |
$ 34,030,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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49 |
Kazakhstan |
$ 32,820,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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50 |
Belgium |
$ 29,430,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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51 |
Kuwait |
$ 29,260,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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52 |
Ukraine |
$ 27,150,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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53 |
Qatar |
$ 25,970,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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54 |
Venezuela |
$ 25,230,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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55 |
Austria |
$ 25,160,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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56 |
Portugal |
$ 21,340,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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57 |
Vietnam |
$ 20,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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60 |
Bulgaria |
$ 17,930,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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61 |
Morocco |
$ 17,750,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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62 |
Serbia |
$ 16,200,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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63 |
Uzbekistan |
$ 16,000,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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64 |
Oman |
$ 15,870,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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65 |
Egypt |
$ 15,260,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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66 |
Croatia |
$ 14,980,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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67 |
Bolivia |
$ 13,620,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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68 |
Pakistan |
$ 13,500,000,000 |
30 November 2012 est.
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69 |
Uruguay |
$ 12,230,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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70 |
Jordan |
$ 10,700,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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72 |
Bangladesh |
$ 10,190,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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73 |
Finland |
$ 9,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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74 |
Azerbaijan |
$ 9,870,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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75 |
Iceland |
$ 9,095,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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76 |
Lithuania |
$ 8,821,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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77 |
Botswana |
$ 8,648,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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78 |
Tunisia |
$ 7,424,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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79 |
Sri Lanka |
$ 7,400,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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80 |
Latvia |
$ 6,925,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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81 |
Greece |
$ 6,900,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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82 |
Guatemala |
$ 6,311,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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84 |
Ghana |
$ 5,888,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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85 |
Belarus |
$ 5,624,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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86 |
Costa Rica |
$ 5,461,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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87 |
Kenya |
$ 5,396,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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88 |
Paraguay |
$ 5,326,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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90 |
Cuba |
$ 5,232,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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92 |
Bahrain |
$ 4,853,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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93 |
Syria |
$ 4,774,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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94 |
Yemen |
$ 4,700,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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97 |
Burma |
$ 4,107,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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99 |
Cameroon |
$ 3,851,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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101 |
Tanzania |
$ 3,787,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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102 |
Cambodia |
$ 3,732,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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103 |
Nepal |
$ 3,631,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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104 |
Georgia |
$ 3,586,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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105 |
Panama |
$ 3,314,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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106 |
Ecuador |
$ 3,248,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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107 |
Honduras |
$ 3,150,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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108 |
Ethiopia |
$ 3,024,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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109 |
Mauritius |
$ 2,848,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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110 |
Uganda |
$ 2,705,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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111 |
Macedonia |
$ 2,698,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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112 |
Slovakia |
$ 2,676,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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113 |
Mozambique |
$ 2,626,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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115 |
Zambia |
$ 2,616,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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116 |
Gabon |
$ 2,430,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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117 |
Albania |
$ 2,350,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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118 |
Senegal |
$ 2,250,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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119 |
Moldova |
$ 2,200,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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120 |
Kyrgyzstan |
$ 2,164,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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121 |
Armenia |
$ 2,016,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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122 |
Jamaica |
$ 1,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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123 |
Nicaragua |
$ 1,900,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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124 |
Namibia |
$ 1,840,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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125 |
Ireland |
$ 1,703,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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127 |
Haiti |
$ 1,307,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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128 |
Madagascar |
$ 1,294,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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129 |
Cyprus |
$ 1,207,000,000 |
2011 est.
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130 |
Rwanda |
$ 1,198,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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131 |
Slovenia |
$ 1,154,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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133 |
Lesotho |
$ 1,089,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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134 |
Suriname |
$ 1,048,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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135 |
Luxembourg |
$ 1,014,000,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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136 |
Fiji |
$ 1,007,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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137 |
Guyana |
$ 1,002,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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138 |
Benin |
$ 977,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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139 |
Barbados |
$ 855,300,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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140 |
Laos |
$ 821,700,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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142 |
Chad |
$ 799,700,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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143 |
Swaziland |
$ 752,300,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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144 |
Togo |
$ 678,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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145 |
Tajikistan |
$ 596,500,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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146 |
Guinea |
$ 535,500,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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147 |
Malta |
$ 498,400,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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148 |
Zimbabwe |
$ 422,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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150 |
Cape Verde |
$ 393,500,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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151 |
Burundi |
$ 335,800,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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152 |
Malawi |
$ 315,300,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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153 |
Sudan |
$ 297,900,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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154 |
Seychelles |
$ 272,800,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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155 |
Belize |
$ 238,900,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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157 |
Estonia |
$ 217,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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158 |
Vanuatu |
$ 173,800,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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159 |
Eritrea |
$ 171,200,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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160 |
Samoa |
$ 166,800,000 |
31 December 2011 est.
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161 |
Tonga |
$ 118,300,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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162 |
Dominica |
$ 85,000,000 |
31 December 2012 est.
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