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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
$ 2,876,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
2 Japan
$ 1,063,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
3 Russia
$ 479,400,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
4 Saudi Arabia
$ 445,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
5 Taiwan
$ 387,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
6 Korea, South
$ 291,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
7 Brazil
$ 288,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
8 India
$ 287,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
9 Switzerland
$ 270,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
10 Hong Kong
$ 268,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
11 Singapore
$ 225,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
12 Germany
$ 216,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
13 Thailand
$ 172,100,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
14 France
$ 166,200,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
15 Algeria
$ 162,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
16 Italy
$ 158,900,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
17 United States
$ 132,400,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
18 Mexico
$ 120,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
19 Malaysia
$ 106,500,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
20 Libya
$ 99,840,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
21 Indonesia
$ 96,210,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
22 Poland
$ 93,490,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
23 Turkey
$ 86,080,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
24 United Kingdom
$ 82,410,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
25 Denmark
$ 76,520,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
26 Iran
$ 75,060,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
27 Israel
$ 70,910,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
28 Philippines
$ 62,370,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
29 Canada
$ 57,150,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
30 Norway
$ 52,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
31 Argentina
$ 52,230,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
32 Iraq
$ 48,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
33 Sweden
$ 48,300,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
34 Romania
$ 48,080,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
35 Netherlands
$ 46,240,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
36 Hungary
$ 44,990,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
37 Lebanon
$ 44,520,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
38 Peru
$ 44,210,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
39 South Africa
$ 43,830,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
40 United Arab Emirates
$ 42,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
41 Australia
$ 42,270,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
42 Czech Republic
$ 41,950,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
43 Egypt
$ 35,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
44 Nigeria
$ 34,920,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
45 Ukraine
$ 34,580,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
46 Spain
$ 31,910,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
47 Qatar
$ 31,190,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
48 Venezuela
$ 29,620,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
49 Kazakhstan
$ 28,270,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
50 Colombia
$ 28,080,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
51 Chile
$ 27,830,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
52 Belgium
$ 26,810,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
53 Macau
$ 23,730,000,000
2010
54 Morocco
$ 23,610,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
55 Austria
$ 22,280,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
56 Kuwait
$ 21,360,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
57 Portugal
$ 21,000,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
58 Syria
$ 20,570,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
59 Angola
$ 19,660,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
60 Turkmenistan
$ 17,600,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
61 Bulgaria
$ 17,230,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
62 Pakistan
$ 17,210,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
63 New Zealand
$ 16,720,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
64 Croatia
$ 14,130,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
65 Jordan
$ 13,650,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
66 Serbia
$ 13,310,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
67 Oman
$ 13,030,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
68 Vietnam
$ 12,930,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
69 Bangladesh
$ 11,180,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
70 Uzbekistan
$ 9,800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
71 Bolivia
$ 9,730,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
72 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 9,659,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
73 Finland
$ 9,555,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
74 Tunisia
$ 9,462,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
75 Botswana
$ 7,885,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
76 Uruguay
$ 7,657,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
77 Sri Lanka
$ 7,197,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
78 Latvia
$ 7,170,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
79 Lithuania
$ 6,837,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
80 Azerbaijan
$ 6,409,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
81 Greece
$ 6,370,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
82 Yemen
$ 5,942,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
83 Iceland
$ 5,790,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
84 Guatemala
$ 5,646,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
85 Cuba
$ 4,847,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
86 Bahrain
$ 4,789,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
87 Ghana
$ 4,700,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
88 Costa Rica
$ 4,627,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
89 Congo, Republic of the
$ 4,465,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ 4,383,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
91 Kenya
$ 4,321,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
92 Paraguay
$ 4,167,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
93 Cambodia
$ 3,802,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
94 Burma
$ 3,762,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
95 Cameroon
$ 3,665,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
96 Tanzania
$ 3,645,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
97 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 3,624,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
98 Dominican Republic
$ 3,502,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
99 Belarus
$ 3,431,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
100 Papua New Guinea
$ 3,092,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
101 Uganda
$ 2,960,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
102 El Salvador
$ 2,883,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
103 Panama
$ 2,715,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
104 Honduras
$ 2,702,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
105 Ecuador
$ 2,622,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
106 Mauritius
$ 2,601,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
107 Estonia
$ 2,568,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
108 Albania
$ 2,541,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
109 Jamaica
$ 2,501,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
110 Equatorial Guinea
$ 2,346,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
111 Mongolia
$ 2,288,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
112 Macedonia
$ 2,278,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
113 Georgia
$ 2,264,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
114 Slovakia
$ 2,161,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
115 Mozambique
$ 2,159,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
116 Ireland
$ 2,115,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
117 Zambia
$ 2,094,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
118 Sudan
$ 2,063,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
119 Senegal
$ 2,048,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
120 Armenia
$ 1,866,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
121 Ethiopia
$ 1,808,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
122 Nicaragua
$ 1,799,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
123 Gabon
$ 1,746,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
124 Kyrgyzstan
$ 1,720,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
125 Moldova
$ 1,718,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
126 Brunei
$ 1,563,000,000
2010
127 Namibia
$ 1,495,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
128 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ 1,297,000,000
March 2010 est.
129 Mali
$ 1,292,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
130 Madagascar
$ 1,172,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
131 Cyprus
$ 1,144,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
132 Haiti
$ 1,108,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
133 Slovenia
$ 1,108,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
134 Burkina Faso
$ 1,068,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
135 Bhutan
$ 1,002,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
136 Benin
$ 953,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
137 Lesotho
$ 918,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
138 Rwanda
$ 812,800,000
31 December 2010 est.
139 Luxembourg
$ 800,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
140 Guyana
$ 782,100,000
31 December 2010 est.
141 Niger
$ 760,300,000
31 December 2010 est.
142 Swaziland
$ 756,300,000
31 December 2010 est.
143 Aruba
$ 725,100,000
31 December 2010 est.
144 Laos
$ 713,400,000
31 December 2010 est.
145 Togo
$ 669,400,000
31 December 2010 est.
146 Chad
$ 638,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
147 Barbados
$ 620,000,000
2007
148 Malta
$ 540,200,000
31 December 2010 est.
149 Tajikistan
$ 506,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
150 Sierra Leone
$ 409,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
151 Timor-Leste
$ 406,200,000
31 December 2010 est.
152 Liberia
$ 399,800,000
31 December 2010 est.
153 Cape Verde
$ 394,200,000
31 December 2010 est.
154 Zimbabwe
$ 376,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
155 Burundi
$ 332,100,000
31 December 2010 est.
156 Malawi
$ 280,100,000
31 December 2010 est.
157 Mauritania
$ 280,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
158 Solomon Islands
$ 265,800,000
31 December 2010 est.
159 Suriname
$ 263,300,000
2006
160 Seychelles
$ 235,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
161 Djibouti
$ 230,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
162 Samoa
$ 209,500,000
31 December 2010 est.
163 Saint Lucia
$ 206,300,000
31 December 2010 est.
164 Belize
$ 201,700,000
31 December 2010 est.
165 Gambia, The
$ 201,600,000
31 December 2010 est.
166 Central African Republic
$ 186,000,000
31 December 2010 est.
167 Guinea
$ 179,400,000
31 December 2010 est.
168 Saint Kitts and Nevis
$ 168,900,000
31 December 2010 est.
169 Vanuatu
$ 161,400,000
2003
170 Comoros
$ 146,100,000
31 December 2010 est.
171 Eritrea
$ 96,500,000
31 December 2010 est.
172 Sao Tome and Principe
$ 46,800,000
31 December 2010 est.
173 Tonga
$ 40,830,000
FY04/05
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