High income OECD countries Compared by Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita
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DEFINITION:
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. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | $10,646.52 | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Iceland | $7,818.57 | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Japan | $7,467.28 | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Denmark | $5,587.36 | 2006 | ||
| 5 | South Korea | $5,395.28 | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Switzerland | $5,116.29 | 2006 | ||
| 7 | New Zealand | $4,079.65 | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Israel | $3,972.09 | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Slovakia | $3,516.56 | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Czech Republic | $3,347.15 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Slovenia | $2,815.49 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Sweden | $2,451.41 | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Estonia | $2,437.26 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | France | $1,818.67 | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Poland | $1,724.79 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Germany | $1,655.60 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Netherlands | $1,646.96 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Italy | $1,588.71 | 2007 | ||
| 19 | Finland | $1,585.45 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Belgium | $1,553.78 | 2007 | ||
| 21 | Austria | $1,538.34 | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Australia | $1,280.46 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Canada | $1,247.59 | 2007 | ||
| 24 | Portugal | $1,088.77 | 2007 | ||
| 25 | Chile | $1,010.27 | 2007 | ||
| 26 | United Kingdom | $939.55 | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Luxembourg | $491.29 | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Spain | $424.48 | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Greece | $326.82 | 2007 | ||
| 30 | United States | $234.27 | 2007 | ||
| 31 | Ireland | $197.75 | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita
- All of the top 3 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Hot countries.
- Singapore has had the highest reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2003.
- 62 of the top 107 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Christian.
- Eritrea has ranked last for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2005.
- Hong Kong has ranked in the top 2 for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2003.
- Norway has ranked in the top 3 for reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita since 2004.
- 24 of the bottom 30 countries by reserves of foreign exchange and gold per capita are Sub-Saharan African.
