CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing :: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

CIA - The World Factbook

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.)

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