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| 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 |
|---|
| Albania |
$1.747 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.364 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Algeria |
$149.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$143.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Angola |
$13.03 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$18.36 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Argentina |
$48.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$46.37 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Armenia |
$885 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.407 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Australia |
$44.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$32.92 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Austria |
$17.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$17.6 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
$5.333 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$6.519 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Bahrain |
$3.465 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.803 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
$9.213 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$5.789 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Barbados |
$620 million (2007)
|
| Belarus |
$5.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.687 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Belgium |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$15.65 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Belize |
$200 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$166.2 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Benin |
$1.061 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.261 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Bolivia |
$8.317 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$7.722 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$3.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.516 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Botswana |
$9.575 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$9.119 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Brazil |
$238 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$193.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
$17.68 billion (31 December 2009)
$17.45 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Burkina Faso |
$826 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$926.3 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Burma |
$3.561 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.412 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Burundi |
$212 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$266.7 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cambodia |
$2.951 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.641 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cameroon |
$2.922 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.091 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Canada |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$43.87 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cape Verde |
$205 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$258 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Chad |
$820 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.347 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Chile |
$25.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$23.08 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| China |
$2.206 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.955 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Colombia |
$24.84 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$23.67 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$890 million (September 2009)
$32.8 million (February 2009) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
$4.547 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.873 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Costa Rica |
$4.089 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.799 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
$2.645 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.252 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Croatia |
$11.56 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$12.96 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cuba |
$3.547 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$4.047 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Cyprus |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.003 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Czech Republic |
$38.68 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$36.68 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Denmark |
$72.66 billion (31 December 2009)
$44.33 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Dominican Republic |
$2.288 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.288 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Ecuador |
$3.792 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$4.473 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Egypt |
$34.99 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$33.85 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| El Salvador |
$3.391 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.545 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
$4.575 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$4.431 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Eritrea |
$22 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$24 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Estonia |
$3.853 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.972 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
$1.212 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$870.5 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| European Union | $NA |
| Finland |
$8.635 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$8.17 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| France |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$102.9 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Gabon |
$2.327 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.925 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
$123 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$140 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Georgia |
$1.08 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.48 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Germany |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$138 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Ghana |
$1.854 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.028 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Greece |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$3.473 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Guatemala |
$4.709 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$4.471 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Guinea |
$53 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$93 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Guyana |
$317 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$355.9 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Haiti |
$734 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$708 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Honduras |
$2.169 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.492 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
$257 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$182.5 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Hungary |
$44.18 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$33.87 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Iceland |
$2.541 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| India |
$287.5 billion (31 October 2009)
$254 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Indonesia |
$62.59 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$51.64 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Iran |
$81.31 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$96.56 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Iraq |
$46.76 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$49.8 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Ireland |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.023 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Israel |
$60.6 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$42.51 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Italy |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$105.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Jamaica |
$2.11 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.767 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Japan |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.011 trillion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Jordan |
$10.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$8.918 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
$23.21 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$19.87 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Kenya |
$2.601 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.879 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Korea, South |
$245.9 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$201.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Kosovo | $NA |
| Kuwait |
$19.42 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$17.23 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
$1.51 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.225 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Laos |
$583 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$636 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Latvia |
$5.03 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$5.248 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Lebanon |
$36 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$25 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Lesotho |
$738 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$993 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Libya |
$89.74 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$92.51 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Lithuania |
$5.673 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$6.441 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$397.8 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Macau | $NA |
| Macedonia |
$2.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.106 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Madagascar |
$798 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$982.3 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Malawi |
$194 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$185 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Malaysia |
$98.02 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$91.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Malta |
$348 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$373.4 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Mauritius |
$1.428 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.785 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Mexico |
$90.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$95.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Moldova |
$1.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.672 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Montenegro | $NA |
| Morocco |
$21.54 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$22.72 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Mozambique |
$1.781 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.578 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Namibia |
$1.516 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.293 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Netherlands |
$30.7 billion (31 January 2010 est.)
$28.51 billion (31 December 2008) |
| New Zealand |
$12.87 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$11.15 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
$1.241 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.141 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Nigeria |
$46.54 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$53 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Norway |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$50.95 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Oman |
$13.58 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$11.58 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Pakistan |
$15.68 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$8.903 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Panama |
$1.803 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.693 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
$2.385 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.987 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Paraguay |
$3.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.863 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Peru |
$29.75 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$31.25 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Philippines |
$44.2 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$37.55 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Poland |
$67.29 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$62.18 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Portugal |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$11.95 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Qatar |
$17.02 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$9.998 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Romania |
$33.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$39.47 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Russia |
$439 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$427.1 billion (31 December 2008) |
| Rwanda |
$619 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$596 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Samoa | $70.15 million (FY03/04) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
$42 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$43 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
$39.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$30.59 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Senegal |
$1.25 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.601 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Serbia |
$17.33 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
|
| Seychelles |
$62 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$64 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Singapore |
$187.8 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$174.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Slovakia |
$NA (31 January 2010 est.)
$18.78 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Slovenia |
$3.873 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$7.57 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| South Africa |
$37.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$34.07 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Spain |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$20.25 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
$5.2 billion (30 November 2009 est.)
$2.655 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Sudan |
$769 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.399 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Suriname | $263.3 million (2006) |
| Swaziland |
$559 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$752 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Sweden |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$29.72 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Switzerland |
$NA (31 January 2010 est.)
$74.07 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Syria |
$5.083 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$6.765 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Taiwan |
$352.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$296.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
$214 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$195 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Tanzania |
$2.897 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.869 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Thailand |
$138.4 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$111 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Togo |
$495 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$580 million (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Tonga | $40.83 million (FY04/05) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
$7.506 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$9.496 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Tunisia |
$9.93 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$8.853 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Turkey |
$75.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$74.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
$10.51 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$13.88 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Uganda |
$2.296 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$2.301 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Ukraine |
$26.5 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$31.54 billion (31 December 2008) |
| United Arab Emirates |
$33.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$31.69 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$52.98 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| United States |
$NA (31 December 2009 est.)
$77.65 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Uruguay |
$7.907 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$6.36 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
$11 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$10.15 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Vanuatu | $40.54 million (2003) |
| Venezuela |
$26.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$42.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Vietnam |
$15.1 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$24.18 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Yemen |
$6.307 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$8.157 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Zambia |
$1.25 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
$1.096 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
$111 million (31 December 2009 est.)
$96 million (31 December 2008 est.) |