| 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 |
|---|
| Afghanistan |
$5.983 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$5.268 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Albania |
$2.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.473 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Algeria |
$191.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$183.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Angola |
$33.41 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$28.79 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Argentina |
$43.25 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$46.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Armenia |
$1.799 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.932 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Australia |
$49.15 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$46.83 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Austria |
$27.21 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$25.16 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Azerbaijan |
$11.28 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$10.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bahamas, The |
$846.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.07 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bahrain |
$5.211 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.551 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bangladesh |
$12.75 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$9.192 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Barbados |
$839.7 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$812.6 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Belarus |
$5.809 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.011 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Belgium |
$30.77 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$29.43 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Belize |
$288.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$237.1 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Benin |
$712.8 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$887.4 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bolivia |
$13.93 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$12.02 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
$4.283 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.15 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Botswana |
$7.628 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$8.082 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Brazil |
$373.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$352 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Bulgaria |
$20.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$17.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Burkina Faso |
$1.025 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$957 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Burma |
$6.977 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$7.017 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Burundi |
$308.8 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$295.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cabo Verde |
$376 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$339 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cambodia |
$4.938 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.069 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cameroon |
$3.431 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.245 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Canada |
$68.55 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$65.82 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Chad |
$1.174 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$968.1 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Chile |
$41.65 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$41.94 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| China |
$3.341 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.213 trillion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Colombia |
$37 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$31.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
$1.633 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.268 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
$5.568 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$5.658 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Costa Rica |
$6.857 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.756 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
$3.928 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.316 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Croatia |
$14.81 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$14.48 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cuba |
$4.693 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.393 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Cyprus |
$1.191 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.207 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Czech Republic |
$44.88 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$40.29 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Denmark |
$89.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$85.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Dominica |
$94.56 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$81.12 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Dominican Republic |
$3.579 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.117 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Ecuador |
$2.483 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.958 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Egypt |
$14.93 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$17.66 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| El Salvador |
$3.176 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.504 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
$4.397 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.054 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Eritrea |
$174.4 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$114.8 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Estonia |
$300.7 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$207.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Ethiopia |
$3.272 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.102 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| European Union |
$812.1 billion (31 December 2011)
note: $863.8 billion (31 December 2011); 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 |
$921.4 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$833.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Finland |
$11.08 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$10.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| France |
$184.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$171.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Gabon |
$2.373 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.177 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Gambia, The |
$236.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$223.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Georgia |
$2.873 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.818 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Germany |
$248.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$238.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Ghana |
$5.705 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$5.805 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Greece |
$7.255 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Guatemala |
$6.694 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.184 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Guinea |
$174.3 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$111.8 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Guyana |
$864 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$801.8 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Haiti |
$1.287 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.197 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Honduras |
$2.533 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.793 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Hong Kong |
$317.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$285.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Hungary |
$44.67 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$48.84 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Iceland |
$4.192 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$8.55 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| India |
$297.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$297.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Indonesia |
$112.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$110.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Iran |
$74.06 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$84.06 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Iraq |
$70.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$61.04 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Ireland |
$1.707 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.703 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Israel |
$75.91 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$74.87 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Italy |
$181.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$173.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Jamaica |
$1.981 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.282 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Japan |
$1.268 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.296 trillion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Jordan |
$8.829 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$12.11 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Kazakhstan |
$28.28 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$29.33 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Kenya |
$5.712 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.265 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Kiribati |
$8.37 million (2010 est.) |
| Korea, South |
$327 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$306.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Kosovo | $NA |
| Kuwait |
$29 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$25.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
$2.066 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.835 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Laos |
$796.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$757.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Latvia |
$7.523 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.383 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Lebanon |
$52.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$48.14 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Lesotho |
$749.4 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$832.6 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Libya |
$118.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$105 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Lithuania |
$8.529 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$8.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Luxembourg |
$991 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.014 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Macau |
$16.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$34.03 billion (31 December 2011 est.) note: the Fiscal Reserves Act that came into force on 1 January 2012 requires the fiscal reserve to be separated from the foreign exchange reserves and to be managed separately; the transfer of assets took place in February 2012 |
| Macedonia |
$2.891 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.677 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Madagascar |
$1.191 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.279 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Malawi |
$246 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$213.1 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Malaysia |
$139.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$133.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Maldives |
$356 million (30 November 2012 est.)
$326 million (30 November 2011 est.) |
| Malta |
$704.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$515.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Mauritius |
$3.046 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.779 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Mexico |
$167.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$149.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | $75.06 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Moldova |
$2.515 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.965 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Montenegro | $400 million (31 December 2011) |
| Montserrat |
$32.08 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$24.81 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Morocco |
$17.54 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$20.64 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Mozambique |
$2.77 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.469 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Namibia |
$1.738 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.778 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Nepal |
$4.339 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.655 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Netherlands |
$54.82 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$51.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| New Zealand |
$17.58 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$17.01 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Nicaragua |
$1.887 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.892 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Nigeria |
$46.41 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$35.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Norway |
$51.86 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$49.4 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Oman |
$14.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$14.37 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Pakistan |
$13.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$18.09 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Panama |
$2.466 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.304 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Papua New Guinea |
$4.001 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.323 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Paraguay |
$4.994 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.983 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Peru |
$64.17 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$48.93 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Philippines |
$83.83 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$75.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Poland |
$108.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$97.86 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Portugal |
$22.66 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$21.34 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Qatar |
$33.19 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$16.82 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Romania |
$46.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$48.19 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Russia |
$537.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$498.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Rwanda |
$847.8 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
$111 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$89.63 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Samoa |
$168.7 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$166.8 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
$51.59 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$52.13 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Saudi Arabia |
$656.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$541.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Senegal |
$2.082 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$1.946 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Serbia |
$14.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$15.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Seychelles |
$318.7 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$290.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Singapore |
$259.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$237.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Slovakia |
$2.519 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.462 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Slovenia |
$951.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$991.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| South Africa |
$50.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$48.87 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Spain |
$50.59 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$47.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Sri Lanka |
$7.105 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$6.748 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Sudan |
$192.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$192.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Suriname |
$1.008 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$816.9 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Swaziland |
$741 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$600.5 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Sweden |
$52.23 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$50.35 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Switzerland |
$531.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$331.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Syria |
$4.793 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$14.44 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Taiwan |
$408.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$390.6 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Tajikistan |
$628.5 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$532.4 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Tanzania |
$4.053 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$3.726 billion (31 December 2011 est.) note: excludes gold |
| Thailand |
$181.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$175.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Togo |
$441.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$774.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Tonga |
$152.4 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$143.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
$9.897 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$10.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Tunisia |
$8.36 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$7.457 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Turkey |
$119.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$88.21 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Turkmenistan |
$20.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$19.23 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Uganda |
$3.167 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.617 billion (31 December 2011 est.) note: excludes gold |
| Ukraine |
$24.55 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$31.79 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| United Arab Emirates |
$47.04 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$37.27 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| United Kingdom |
$105.1 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$94.54 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| United States |
$150.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$148 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Uruguay |
$13.6 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$10.3 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Uzbekistan |
$16 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$15 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Vanuatu |
$187.3 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$173.8 million (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Venezuela |
$29.89 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$29.89 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Vietnam |
$26.11 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$14.05 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Yemen |
$6.158 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$4.531 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Zambia |
$3.042 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
$2.324 billion (31 December 2011 est.) |
| Zimbabwe |
$575.6 million (31 December 2012 est.)
$660.3 million (31 December 2011 est.) |