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Country Comparison :: 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.
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Rank
 country Reserves of foreign exchange and gold Date of Information
1 China
$ 2,622,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
2 Russia
$ 483,100,000,000
30 November 2010
3 Saudi Arabia
$ 456,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
4 Taiwan
$ 382,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
5 Brazil
$ 290,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
6 India
$ 284,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
7 Korea, South
$ 274,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
8 Hong Kong
$ 262,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
9 Singapore
$ 212,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
10 Thailand
$ 176,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
11 Algeria
$ 150,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
12 Mexico
$ 116,400,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
13 Libya
$ 107,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
14 Malaysia
$ 104,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
15 Poland
$ 99,760,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
16 Indonesia
$ 83,580,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
17 Turkey
$ 78,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
18 Iran
$ 75,060,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
19 Israel
$ 66,980,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
20 Argentina
$ 53,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
21 Romania
$ 50,510,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
22 Philippines
$ 49,740,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
23 Hungary
$ 45,730,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
24 Iraq
$ 45,680,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
25 South Africa
$ 45,520,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
26 Nigeria
$ 43,360,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
27 Lebanon
$ 41,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
28 United Arab Emirates
$ 39,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
29 Czech Republic
$ 38,670,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
30 Australia
$ 38,620,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
31 Peru
$ 37,270,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
32 Egypt
$ 35,720,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
33 Ukraine
$ 32,910,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
34 Kazakhstan
$ 32,440,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
35 Venezuela
$ 29,490,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
36 Colombia
$ 26,920,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
37 Chile
$ 26,080,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
38 Morocco
$ 24,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
39 Kuwait
$ 22,420,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
40 Qatar
$ 22,410,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
41 Syria
$ 17,960,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
42 New Zealand
$ 17,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
43 Angola
$ 16,890,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
44 Serbia
$ 16,400,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
45 Vietnam
$ 16,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
46 Pakistan
$ 16,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
47 Bulgaria
$ 15,070,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Oman
$ 14,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
49 Croatia
$ 13,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
50 Jordan
$ 12,640,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
51 Tunisia
$ 11,230,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
52 Turkmenistan
$ 10,810,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
53 Bangladesh
$ 10,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
54 Uzbekistan
$ 10,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
55 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 9,659,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
56 Finland
$ 9,128,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
57 Bolivia
$ 8,739,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
58 Botswana
$ 7,834,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
59 Uruguay
$ 7,407,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
60 Latvia
$ 7,170,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
61 Lithuania
$ 6,418,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
62 Azerbaijan
$ 6,330,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
63 Belarus
$ 5,755,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
64 Yemen
$ 5,744,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
65 Guatemala
$ 5,709,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
66 Sri Lanka
$ 5,630,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
67 Cuba
$ 4,847,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
68 Kenya
$ 4,585,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
69 Costa Rica
$ 4,584,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
70 Iceland
$ 4,206,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
71 Congo, Republic of the
$ 4,123,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
72 Equatorial Guinea
$ 4,086,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
73 Paraguay
$ 4,082,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
74 Cameroon
$ 4,023,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
75 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 3,985,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
76 Cambodia
$ 3,840,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
77 Ghana
$ 3,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
78 Bahrain
$ 3,766,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
79 Burma
$ 3,762,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
80 Uganda
$ 3,743,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
81 Tanzania
$ 3,687,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
82 Estonia
$ 3,641,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
83 Ecuador
$ 3,590,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
84 Panama
$ 3,525,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
85 Papua New Guinea
$ 3,017,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
86 El Salvador
$ 2,819,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 2,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
88 Dominican Republic
$ 2,705,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
89 Gabon
$ 2,602,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
90 Mauritius
$ 2,360,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
91 Georgia
$ 2,350,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
92 Honduras
$ 2,302,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
93 Zambia
$ 2,287,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
94 Armenia
$ 2,247,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
95 Senegal
$ 2,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
96 Macedonia
$ 2,127,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
97 Sudan
$ 2,063,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
98 Albania
$ 1,992,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
99 Mozambique
$ 1,982,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
100 Namibia
$ 1,961,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
101 Ethiopia
$ 1,880,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
102 Jamaica
$ 1,850,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
103 Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,615,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
104 Moldova
$ 1,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
105 Burkina Faso
$ 1,588,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
106 Nicaragua
$ 1,580,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
107 Benin
$ 1,254,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
108 Madagascar
$ 1,038,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
109 Haiti
$ 1,021,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
110 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 1,010,000,000
March 2010 est.
111 Lesotho
$ 893,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
112 Chad
$ 868,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
113 Rwanda
$ 816,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
114 Laos
$ 756,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
115 Swaziland
$ 708,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
116 Togo
$ 686,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
117 Barbados
$ 620,000,000
2007
118 Malta
$ 522,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
119 Guyana
$ 506,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
120 Zimbabwe
$ 376,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
121 Burundi
$ 320,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
122 Tajikistan
$ 303,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
123 Malawi
$ 301,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
124 Cape Verde
$ 296,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
125 Suriname
$ 263,300,000
2006
126 Belize
$ 219,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
127 Gambia, The
$ 203,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
128 Seychelles
$ 193,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
129 Eritrea
$ 104,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
130 Samoa
$ 70,150,000
FY03/04
131 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 46,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
132 Tonga
$ 40,830,000
FY04/05
133 Vanuatu
$ 40,540,000
2003
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