| Field Listing :: 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. | |
| Country Comparison to the World |
Country |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold |
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| Albania |
$2.665 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.541 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Algeria |
$183.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$162.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Angola |
$28.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$19.75 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Argentina |
$46.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$52.23 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Armenia |
$1.959 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.866 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Australia |
$46.8 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$42.27 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Austria |
$25.17 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$22.28 billion |
| Azerbaijan |
$10.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.409 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Bahrain |
$4.245 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.789 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
$9.192 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$11.18 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Barbados |
$745.1 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$833.5 million |
| Belarus |
$6.209 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.431 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Belgium |
$29.43 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$26.81 billion |
| Belize |
$237.1 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$218 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Benin |
$887.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Bolivia |
$12.02 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$9.73 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$4.15 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.366 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Botswana |
$8.674 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$7.885 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Brazil |
$352 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$288.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
$17.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$17.23 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
$957 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.068 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Burma |
$3.931 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.763 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Burundi |
$295.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$332.1 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Cambodia |
$4.069 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.802 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Cameroon |
$3.316 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.665 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Canada |
$65.82 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$57.15 billion |
| Cape Verde |
$361 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$382 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Chad |
$887.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$638.6 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Chile |
$41.94 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$27.83 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| China |
$3.236 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.895 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Colombia |
$31.01 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$28.08 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$755.7 million (31 December 2010 est.)
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| Congo, Republic of the |
$5.886 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.465 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Costa Rica |
$4.756 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.627 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
$4.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.624 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Croatia |
$14.48 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$14.13 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Cuba |
$5.147 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.847 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Cyprus |
$1.207 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.144 billion |
| Czech Republic |
$40.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$42.49 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Denmark |
$85.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$76.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Dominican Republic |
$2.902 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.502 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Ecuador |
$2.958 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.622 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Egypt |
$17.66 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$35.79 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| El Salvador |
$2.504 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.883 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
$3.055 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.346 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Eritrea |
$184.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$114.2 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Estonia |
$409 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.568 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
$2.665 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.766 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| European Union |
$812.1 billion
note: $812.8 billion; this includes reserves held by the European Central Bank and euro-zone national central banks; it excludes reserves for non-euro-area members of the EU |
| Fiji |
$833.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$720.6 million |
| Finland |
$10.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$9.555 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| France |
$171.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$166.2 billion |
| Gabon |
$2.32 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.746 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
$223.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$201.6 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Georgia |
$2.818 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.264 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Germany |
$238.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$216.5 billion |
| Ghana |
$4.81 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.725 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Greece |
$6.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.37 billion |
| Guatemala |
$6.197 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$5.95 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Guinea |
$642.1 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$179.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Guyana |
$807.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$782.1 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Haiti |
$1.341 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.336 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Honduras |
$2.785 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.702 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
$285.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$268.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Hungary |
$48.84 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$44.99 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Iceland |
$8.55 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$5.79 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| India |
$297.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$297.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Indonesia |
$110.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$96.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Iran |
$109.7 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$78.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Iraq |
$58.96 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$48.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Ireland |
$1.703 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.115 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Israel |
$74.87 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$70.91 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Italy |
$173.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$158.9 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Jamaica |
$2.273 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.501 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Japan |
$1.259 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.063 trillion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Jordan |
$12.11 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$13.65 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
$29.32 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$28.27 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Kenya |
$5.298 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.321 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Korea, South |
$306.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$291.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Kosovo | $NA |
| Kuwait |
$25.93 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$21.35 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
$1.835 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.72 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Laos |
$773.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$713.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Latvia |
$6.383 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$7.606 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Lebanon |
$48.14 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$44.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Lesotho |
$1.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.012 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Libya |
$100.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$99.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Lithuania |
$8.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$6.599 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
$1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$849 million |
| Macau | $23.73 billion (2010) |
| Macedonia |
$2.581 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.278 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Madagascar |
$1.255 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.172 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Malawi |
$263 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$323 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Malaysia |
$133.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$106.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Malta |
$515.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$540.2 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Mauritius |
$2.743 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.601 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Mexico |
$149.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$120.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Moldova |
$1.965 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.718 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Montenegro | $400 million (31 December 2011) |
| Morocco |
$20.65 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$23.61 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Mozambique |
$2.469 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.159 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Namibia |
$1.758 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.495 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Nepal |
$2.925 billion |
| Netherlands |
$51.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$46.24 billion |
| New Zealand |
$17.01 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$16.72 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
$1.892 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.799 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Nigeria |
$35.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$34.92 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Norway |
$49.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$52.8 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Oman |
$14.37 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$13.03 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Pakistan |
$18.09 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$17.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Panama |
$2.315 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.715 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
$4.445 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.092 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Paraguay |
$5.096 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$4.167 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Peru |
$48.93 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$44.21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Philippines |
$75.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$62.37 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Poland |
$97.87 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$93.51 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Portugal |
$21.34 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$21 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Qatar |
$16.82 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$31.19 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Romania |
$48.06 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$48.08 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Russia |
$498.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$479.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Rwanda |
$955 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$812.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Samoa |
$165.6 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$209.5 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
$51.47 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$49.43 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
$541.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$445.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Senegal |
$2.635 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.048 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Serbia |
$16.85 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$15.19 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Seychelles |
$255.4 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$235.6 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Singapore |
$237.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$225.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Slovakia |
$2.462 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.161 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Slovenia |
$991.3 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$1.071 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| South Africa |
$48.87 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$43.83 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Spain |
$47.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$31.91 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
$7.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$7.197 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Sudan |
$295 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$842.8 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Suriname | $263.3 million (2006) |
| Swaziland |
$600.5 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$756.3 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Sweden |
$50.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$48.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Switzerland |
$331.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$270.3 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Syria |
$14.83 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$19.52 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Taiwan |
$390.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$387.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
$815.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$598.2 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Tanzania |
$3.726 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$3.905 billion (31 December 2010 est.) note: excludes gold |
| Thailand |
$175.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$172.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Togo |
$786.2 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$714.9 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Tonga |
$86.8 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$104.5 million |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
$10.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$9.692 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Tunisia |
$7.372 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$9.462 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Turkey |
$88.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$85.97 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
$19.26 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$17.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Uganda |
$2.782 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.838 billion (31 December 2010 est.) note: excludes gold |
| Ukraine |
$31.79 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$34.58 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
$53.59 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$42.79 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
$94.54 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$82.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| United States |
$148 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$132.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Uruguay |
$10.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$7.656 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
$15 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$12.5 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Vanuatu |
$161.4 million (31 December 2010 est.)
$161.4 million (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Venezuela |
$26.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$28.86 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Vietnam |
$17.67 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$12.93 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Yemen |
$4.37 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$5.942 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Zambia |
$2.324 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
$2.094 billion (31 December 2010 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
$461 million (31 December 2011 est.)
$376 million (31 December 2010 est.) |