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