Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - by country

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Major world economies by its current Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Major world economies by historical values of its Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

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List of countries by Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Country Name	View Data	Global Rank	Region & Regional Rank	Reserves of foreign exchange and gold $ (Thousands)	Year	Growth/Decline % during the Great Recession
China		1	East Asia & Pacific \| 1	3,821,000,000	31-12-2013	126
Japan		2	East Asia & Pacific \| 2	1,268,000,000	31-12-2012	16
Saudi Arabia		3	Middle East & North Africa \| 1	739,500,000	31-12-2013	1,377
Switzerland		4	Europe & Central Asia \| 1	536,300,000	31-12-2013	80
Russia		5	Europe & Central Asia \| 2	515,600,000	31-12-2013	45
Brazil		6	Latin America & Caribbean \| 1	378,300,000	31-12-2013	343
Korea		7	East Asia & Pacific \| 3	341,800,000	31-12-2013	13
Hong Kong SAR, China		8	East Asia & Pacific \| 4	311,200,000	31-12-2013	92
India		9	South Asia \| 1	295,000,000	31-12-2013	56
Singapore		10	East Asia & Pacific \| 5	273,100,000	31-12-2013	38
Germany		11	Europe & Central Asia \| 3	248,900,000	31-12-2012	62
France		12	Europe & Central Asia \| 4	198,700,000	31-12-2012	15
Algeria		13	Middle East & North Africa \| 2	192,500,000	31-12-2013	91
Italy		14	Europe & Central Asia \| 5	181,700,000	31-12-2012	75
Thailand		15	East Asia & Pacific \| 6	167,200,000	31-12-2013	107
Mexico		16	Latin America & Caribbean \| 2	167,100,000	31-12-2013	31
United States		17	North America \| 1	150,200,000	31-12-2012	99
Malaysia		18	East Asia & Pacific \| 7	139,400,000	31-12-2013	18
Libya		19	Middle East & North Africa \| 3	120,900,000	31-12-2013	66
Turkey		20	Europe & Central Asia \| 6	117,600,000	31-12-2013	18
Poland		21	Europe & Central Asia \| 7	107,800,000	31-12-2013	64
Denmark		22	Europe & Central Asia \| 8	89,500,000	31-12-2013	123
United Kingdom		23	Europe & Central Asia \| 9	87,480,000	31-12-2013	42
Philippines		24	East Asia & Pacific \| 8	85,040,000	31-12-2013	93
Indonesia		25	East Asia & Pacific \| 9	83,450,000	31-12-2013	56
Israel		26	Middle East & North Africa \| 4	80,740,000	31-12-2013	108
Netherlands		27	Europe & Central Asia \| 10	71,950,000	31-12-2013	66
Iraq		28	Middle East & North Africa \| 5	71,240,000	31-12-2013	120
Canada		29	North America \| 2	68,550,000	31-12-2012	55
Iran		30	Middle East & North Africa \| 6	68,060,000	31-12-2013	39
Peru		31	Latin America & Caribbean \| 3	65,150,000	31-12-2013	91
United Arab Emirates		32	Middle East & North Africa \| 7	58,040,000	31-12-2013	31
Czech Republic		33	Europe & Central Asia \| 11	56,220,000	31-12-2013	32
Sweden		34	Europe & Central Asia \| 12	52,230,000	31-12-2012	52
Lebanon		35	Middle East & North Africa \| 8	51,950,000	31-12-2013	104
Norway		36	Europe & Central Asia \| 13	51,860,000	31-12-2012	-19.7
Spain		37	Europe & Central Asia \| 14	50,590,000	31-12-2012	46
Australia		38	East Asia & Pacific \| 10	48,800,000	31-12-2013	-24.2
Romania		39	Europe & Central Asia \| 15	48,780,000	31-12-2013	46
South Africa		40	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 1	48,460,000	31-12-2013	55
Nigeria		41	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 2	47,700,000	31-12-2013	5.8
Colombia		42	Latin America & Caribbean \| 4	43,740,000	31-12-2013	62
Qatar		43	Middle East & North Africa \| 9	40,090,000	31-12-2013	249
Chile		44	Latin America & Caribbean \| 5	39,890,000	31-12-2013	30
Hungary		45	Europe & Central Asia \| 16	38,490,000	31-12-2013	105
Angola		46	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 3	37,940,000	31-12-2013	59
Kuwait		47	Middle East & North Africa \| 10	34,350,000	31-12-2013	61
Argentina		48	Latin America & Caribbean \| 6	33,650,000	31-12-2013	50
Vietnam		49	East Asia & Pacific \| 11	32,490,000	31-12-2013	24
Belgium		50	Europe & Central Asia \| 17	30,770,000	31-12-2012	78
Kazakhstan		51	Europe & Central Asia \| 18	29,340,000	31-12-2013	21
Austria		52	Europe & Central Asia \| 19	27,210,000	31-12-2012	-0.9
Portugal		53	Europe & Central Asia \| 20	22,660,000	31-12-2012	62
Turkmenistan		54	Europe & Central Asia \| 21	22,350,000	31-12-2013	374
Ukraine		55	Europe & Central Asia \| 22	21,950,000	31-12-2013	19
Venezuela		56	Latin America & Caribbean \| 7	21,150,000	31-12-2013	-4.6
Bulgaria		57	Europe & Central Asia \| 23	20,690,000	31-12-2013	57
New Zealand		58	East Asia & Pacific \| 12	20,010,000	31-12-2013	11
Morocco		59	Middle East & North Africa \| 11	19,160,000	31-12-2013	13
Oman		60	Middle East & North Africa \| 12	17,700,000	31-12-2013	143
Egypt		61	Middle East & North Africa \| 13	17,030,000	31-12-2013	33
Uzbekistan		62	Europe & Central Asia \| 24	17,000,000	31-12-2013	109
Uruguay		63	Latin America & Caribbean \| 8	16,320,000	31-12-2013	160
Macao SAR, China		64	East Asia & Pacific \| 13	16,150,000	31-12-2013
Serbia		65	Europe & Central Asia \| 25	15,870,000	31-12-2013
Bangladesh		66	South Asia \| 2	15,740,000	31-12-2013	167
Bolivia		67	Latin America & Caribbean \| 9	14,430,000	31-12-2013	169
Azerbaijan		68	Europe & Central Asia \| 26	13,080,000	31-12-2013	115
Jordan		69	Middle East & North Africa \| 14	11,830,000	31-12-2013	74
Croatia		70	Europe & Central Asia \| 27	11,460,000	31-12-2013	30
Pakistan		71	South Asia \| 3	11,180,000	31-12-2013	7.4
Finland		72	Europe & Central Asia \| 28	10,600,000	31-12-2013	53
Lithuania		73	Europe & Central Asia \| 29	10,370,000	31-12-2013	15
Trinidad and Tobago		74	Latin America & Caribbean \| 10	10,070,000	31-12-2013	40
Myanmar		75	East Asia & Pacific \| 14	8,278,000	31-12-2013	185
Tunisia		76	Middle East & North Africa \| 15	8,113,000	31-12-2013	63
Botswana		77	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 4	7,933,000	31-12-2013	8.9
Costa Rica		78	Latin America & Caribbean \| 11	7,406,000	31-12-2013	31
Greece		79	Europe & Central Asia \| 30	7,255,000	31-12-2012	95
Latvia		80	Europe & Central Asia \| 31	7,220,000	31-12-2013	53
Sri Lanka		81	South Asia \| 4	7,200,000	31-12-2013	82
Guatemala		82	Latin America & Caribbean \| 12	7,118,000	31-12-2013	27
Nepal		83	South Asia \| 5	6,574,000	31-12-2014
Paraguay		84	Latin America & Caribbean \| 13	6,336,000	31-12-2013	127
Ghana		85	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 5	6,016,000	31-12-2013	40
Afghanistan		86	South Asia \| 6	5,983,000	31-12-2012
Bahrain		87	Middle East & North Africa \| 16	5,933,000	31-12-2013	26
Iceland		88	Europe & Central Asia \| 32	5,604,000	31-12-2013	66
Kenya		89	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 6	5,541,000	31-12-2013	59
Yemen		90	Middle East & North Africa \| 17	5,538,000	31-12-2013	-7.3
Cambodia		91	East Asia & Pacific \| 15	5,415,000	31-12-2013	133
Congo		92	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 7	5,239,000	31-12-2013	106
Bosnia and Herzegovina		93	Europe & Central Asia \| 33	5,002,000	31-12-2014	35
Cuba		94	Latin America & Caribbean \| 14	4,993,000	31-12-2013	35
Belarus		95	Europe & Central Asia \| 34	4,513,000	31-12-2013	340
Dominican Republic		96	Latin America & Caribbean \| 15	4,379,000	31-12-2013	37
Tanzania		97	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 8	4,343,000	31-12-2013	41
Côte d'Ivoire		98	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 9	4,085,000	31-12-2013	82
Equatorial Guinea		99	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 10	4,027,000	31-12-2013	6.0
Uganda		100	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 11	3,579,000	31-12-2013	65
Ethiopia		101	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 12	3,382,000	31-12-2013	114
Cameroon		102	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 13	3,353,000	31-12-2013	112
Georgia		103	Europe & Central Asia \| 35	3,317,000	31-12-2013	127
Mauritius		104	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 14	3,286,000	31-12-2013	77
Mozambique		105	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 15	2,990,000	31-12-2013	82
Papua New Guinea		106	East Asia & Pacific \| 16	2,926,000	31-12-2013	83
El Salvador		107	Latin America & Caribbean \| 16	2,855,000	31-12-2013	57
Zambia		108	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 16	2,833,000	31-12-2013	163
Albania		109	Europe & Central Asia \| 36	2,827,000	31-12-2013	31
Moldova		110	Europe & Central Asia \| 37	2,814,000	31-12-2013	91
Macedonia		111	Europe & Central Asia \| 38	2,747,000	31-12-2013	21
Panama		112	Latin America & Caribbean \| 17	2,666,000	31-12-2013	127
Ecuador		113	Latin America & Caribbean \| 18	2,625,000	31-12-2014	87
Gabon		114	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 17	2,470,000	31-12-2013	78
Honduras		115	Latin America & Caribbean \| 19	2,414,000	31-12-2013	-20.1
Mongolia		116	East Asia & Pacific \| 17	2,288,000	31-12-2010
Namibia		117	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 18	2,267,000	31-12-2013	311
Slovak Republic		118	Europe & Central Asia \| 39	2,258,000	31-12-2013	-86.4
Kyrgyz Republic		119	Europe & Central Asia \| 40	2,199,000	31-12-2013	94
Senegal		120	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 19	2,150,000	31-12-2013	59
Nicaragua		121	Latin America & Caribbean \| 20	1,993,000	31-12-2013	71
Jamaica		122	Latin America & Caribbean \| 21	1,900,000	31-12-2013	-10.4
Syrian Arab Republic		123	Middle East & North Africa \| 18	1,895,000	31-12-2013	205
Armenia		124	Europe & Central Asia \| 41	1,863,000	31-12-2013	87
Ireland		125	Europe & Central Asia \| 42	1,707,000	31-12-2012	133
Dem. Rep. Congo		126	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 20	1,582,000	31-12-2013
Brunei		127	East Asia & Pacific \| 18	1,563,000	31-12-2010
Rwanda		128	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 21	1,354,000	31-12-2013	69
Haiti		129	Latin America & Caribbean \| 22	1,335,000	31-12-2013	211
Chad		130	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 22	1,304,000	31-12-2013	-2.5
Mali		131	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 23	1,292,000	31-12-2010
Madagascar		132	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 24	1,249,000	31-12-2013	98
Burkina Faso		133	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 25	1,115,000	31-12-2013	134
Tajikistan		134	Europe & Central Asia \| 43	1,072,000	31-12-2013	130
Suriname		135	Latin America & Caribbean \| 23	1,008,000	31-12-2012	176
Bhutan		136	South Asia \| 7	1,002,000	31-12-2010
Luxembourg		137	Europe & Central Asia \| 44	991,000	31-12-2012	289
Fiji		138	East Asia & Pacific \| 19	963,700	31-12-2013
Slovenia		139	Europe & Central Asia \| 45	889,000	31-12-2013	-84.9
Lesotho		140	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 26	857,900	31-12-2013	36
Guyana		141	Latin America & Caribbean \| 24	854,700	31-12-2013	126
Cyprus		142	Europe & Central Asia \| 46	853,000	31-12-2013
Lao PDR		143	East Asia & Pacific \| 20	845,400	31-12-2013	85
The Bahamas		144	Latin America & Caribbean \| 25	830,000	31-12-2013
Swaziland		145	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 27	801,400	31-12-2013	157
Niger		146	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 28	760,300	31-12-2010
Aruba		147	Latin America & Caribbean \| 26	725,100	31-12-2010
Benin		148	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 29	720,300	31-12-2013	35
Barbados		149	Latin America & Caribbean \| 27	712,600	31-12-2013
Zimbabwe		150	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 30	575,600	31-12-2012	151
Togo		151	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 31	531,400	31-12-2013	88
Cape Verde		152	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 32	426,200	31-12-2013	44
Sierra Leone		153	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 33	409,000	31-12-2010
Timor-Leste		154	East Asia & Pacific \| 21	406,200	31-12-2010
Montenegro		155	Europe & Central Asia \| 47	400,000	31-12-2011
Liberia		156	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 34	399,800	31-12-2010
Malta		157	Middle East & North Africa \| 19	377,000	31-12-2013	-81.9
Estonia		158	Europe & Central Asia \| 48	372,300	31-12-2013	43
Malawi		159	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 35	364,200	31-12-2013	22
Seychelles		160	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 36	362,400	31-12-2013	69
Maldives		161	South Asia \| 8	356,000	31-12-2012
Burundi		162	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 37	314,600	31-12-2013	146
San Marino		163	Europe & Central Asia \| 49	308,600	31-12-2012
Mauritania		164	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 38	280,000	31-12-2010
Belize		165	Latin America & Caribbean \| 28	273,000	31-12-2013	88
Solomon Islands		166	East Asia & Pacific \| 22	265,800	31-12-2010
The Gambia		167	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 39	251,200	31-12-2013	85
Djibouti		168	Middle East & North Africa \| 20	230,600	31-12-2010
St. Lucia		169	Latin America & Caribbean \| 29	206,300	31-12-2010
Sudan		170	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 40	202,200	31-12-2013	-46.0
Eritrea		171	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 41	192,900	31-12-2013	174
Central African Republic		172	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 42	186,000	31-12-2010
Guinea		173	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 43	183,100	31-12-2013	-27.8
Vanuatu		174	East Asia & Pacific \| 23	174,200	31-12-2013	-7.9
St. Kitts and Nevis		175	Latin America & Caribbean \| 30	168,900	31-12-2010
Samoa		176	East Asia & Pacific \| 24	168,700	31-12-2012	136
Guinea-Bissau		177	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 44	168,600	31-12-2009
Tonga		178	East Asia & Pacific \| 25	147,100	31-12-2013	251
Comoros		179	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 45	146,100	31-12-2010
St. Vincent and the Grenadines		180	Latin America & Caribbean \| 31	115,000	31-12-2013
Dominica		181	Latin America & Caribbean \| 32	90,000	31-12-2013
Micronesia		182	East Asia & Pacific \| 26	75,060	31-12-2011
São Tomé and Principe		183	Sub-Saharan Africa \| 46	46,600	31-12-2013	7.2
Kiribati		184	East Asia & Pacific \| 27	8,370	31-12-2010

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.

Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook