Former Soviet republics Compared by Economy > Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves
DEFINITION:
Changes in net reserves is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. These include changes in holdings of monetary gold, SDRs, foreign exchange assets, reserve position in the International Monetary Fund, and other claims on nonresidents that are available to the central authority. The measure is net of liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves, and counterpart items for valuation changes and exceptional financing items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
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Interesting observations about Economy > Balance of payments > Financial > Reserves
- Sweden ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Christian countries in 2009.
- Saudi Arabia ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Hot countries in 2009.
- China has ranked last for balance of payments > financial > reserves since 2001.
- Japan ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2009.
- Netherlands ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Europe in 2009.
- Ukraine ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Emerging markets in 2009.
- Nigeria ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Former British colonies in 2009.
- Portugal ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Catholic countries in 2009.
- United States ranked last for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
- Venezuela ranked first for balance of payments > financial > reserves amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2009.