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DEFINITION:
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 45.2 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 29.41 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | China | 24.98 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Japan | 18.13 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Botswana | 17.85 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Bolivia | 16.96 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Russia | 16.14 | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Iraq | 15.19 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Lebanon | 14.23 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Brazil | 13.18 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Peru | 11.53 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Uruguay | 10.71 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Syria | 10.16 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9.94 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Israel | 9.91 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Thailand | 9.82 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | India | 9.81 | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Central African Republic | 9.63 | 1994 | ||
| 19 | Argentina | 9.37 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Nigeria | 9.27 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9.19 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Philippines | 8.73 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Jordan | 8.64 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 8.6 | 1997 | ||
| 25 | Kuwait | 8.33 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Romania | 8.19 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 7.98 | 2009 | |||
| 27 | Venezuela | 7.77 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Latvia | 7.43 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | The Gambia | 7.42 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Bulgaria | 7.3 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Laos | 7.26 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Malaysia | 7.24 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Burundi | 7.21 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 7.2 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Morocco | 7.12 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Nepal | 6.7 | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Cameroon | 6.45 | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Uganda | 6.44 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 6.4 | 2009 | |||
| 39 | Samoa | 6.36 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | Croatia | 6.3 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Iceland | 6.29 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Benin | 6.17 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Indonesia | 6.14 | 2009 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 6.12 | 2009 | |||
| 44 | Colombia | 6.11 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Singapore | 5.91 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Denmark | 5.86 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Rwanda | 5.82 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Oman | 5.8 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Tunisia | 5.79 | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 5.76 | 2009 | ||
| 51 | Paraguay | 5.71 | 2009 | ||
| 52 | Armenia | 5.67 | 2009 | ||
| 53 | Mongolia | 5.58 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 5.57 | 2009 | |||
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Turkey | 5.47 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Suriname | 5.39 | 2009 | ||
| =57 | Cambodia | 5.31 | 2009 | ||
| =57 | Lesotho | 5.31 | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Tanzania | 5.29 | 2009 | ||
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 5.23 | 2009 | ||
| 61 | South Africa | 5.21 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Comoros | 5.09 | 1995 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 5.05 | 2009 | |||
| =63 | Bangladesh | 5.05 | 2009 | ||
| =63 | Mauritius | 5.05 | 2009 | ||
| =63 | Switzerland | 5.05 | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Ukraine | 5.03 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Poland | 5 | 2009 | ||
| =67 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | New Zealand | 4.9 | 2009 | ||
| 70 | Djibouti | 4.89 | 2009 | ||
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.88 | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Hungary | 4.77 | 2009 | ||
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 4.68 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Chile | 4.67 | 2009 | ||
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 4.62 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Vanuatu | 4.58 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Guatemala | 4.53 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Barbados | 4.45 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Namibia | 4.44 | 2009 | ||
| 80 | Norway | 4.4 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Georgia | 4.36 | 2009 | ||
| 82 | Mexico | 4.33 | 2009 | ||
| 83 | El Salvador | 4.26 | 2009 | ||
| 84 | Netherlands Antilles | 4.25 | 2009 | ||
| 85 | Niger | 4.22 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Swaziland | 4.17 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Pakistan | 4.16 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Moldova | 4.15 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Zambia | 4.14 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Brunei | 4.09 | 2009 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 4.06 | 2009 | |||
| 91 | Albania | 4.05 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.01 | 2009 | ||
| =93 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2009 | ||
| =93 | Kenya | 4 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Togo | 3.96 | 2008 | ||
| =96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.95 | 2009 | ||
| =96 | Cape Verde | 3.95 | 2009 | ||
| =98 | Burma | 3.9 | 2006 | ||
| =98 | Algeria | 3.9 | 1991 | ||
| 100 | Grenada | 3.89 | 2009 | ||
| =101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.87 | 2009 | ||
| =101 | Tonga | 3.87 | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 3.84 | 2008 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 3.8 | 2005 | |||
| 103 | Lithuania | 3.79 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 3.78 | 2008 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 3.69 | 2009 | |||
| 105 | Mozambique | 3.69 | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 3.68 | 2009 | ||
| 107 | Czech Republic | 3.59 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Costa Rica | 3.57 | 2009 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 3.57 | 2009 | |||
| 109 | Estonia | 3.44 | 2009 | ||
| 110 | Jamaica | 3.43 | 2009 | ||
| 111 | Angola | 3.36 | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Haiti | 3.35 | 2009 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 3.31 | 2009 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 3.22 | 1994 | |||
| 113 | Ghana | 3.21 | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 3.18 | 2009 | |||
| 114 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.16 | 2007 | ||
| 115 | Dominica | 3.13 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Mali | 3.08 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | The Bahamas | 3.04 | 2009 | ||
| 118 | European Union | 2.91 | 2009 | ||
| 119 | Aruba | 2.88 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 2.84 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Belize | 2.83 | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Sweden | 2.79 | 2009 | ||
| 123 | Guyana | 2.75 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Madagascar | 2.69 | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 2.67 | 2009 | |||
| 125 | Maldives | 2.64 | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Senegal | 2.63 | 2008 | ||
| =127 | Vietnam | 2.54 | 2009 | ||
| =127 | Italy | 2.54 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 2.5 | 1994 | |||
| =129 | Ecuador | 2.48 | 2009 | ||
| =129 | Zimbabwe | 2.48 | 1994 | ||
| 131 | Honduras | 2.44 | 2008 | ||
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.43 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Gabon | 2.39 | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Malawi | 2.37 | 2002 | ||
| 135 | Ethiopia | 2.35 | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Chad | 2.27 | 1994 | ||
| =137 | Belarus | 2.13 | 2009 | ||
| =137 | Dominican Republic | 2.13 | 2009 | ||
| =137 | Bahrain | 2.13 | 2004 | ||
| =140 | United States | 2.01 | 2009 | ||
| =140 | Panama | 2.01 | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Seychelles | 1.93 | 2009 | ||
| 143 | France | 1.91 | 2009 | ||
| 144 | Fiji | 1.83 | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Portugal | 1.8 | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.72 | 2009 | ||
| 147 | Germany | 1.54 | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1.47 | 2009 | |||
| 148 | Finland | 1.42 | 2009 | ||
| 149 | Canada | 1.39 | 2009 | ||
| 150 | Guinea | 1.36 | 2004 | ||
| =151 | Australia | 1.24 | 2008 | ||
| =151 | Mauritania | 1.24 | 1998 | ||
| =153 | Austria | 1.01 | 2009 | ||
| =153 | Tajikistan | 1.01 | 2006 | ||
| 155 | Sudan | 0.96 | 2009 | ||
| 156 | United Kingdom | 0.92 | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Cyprus | 0.91 | 2009 | ||
| 158 | Eritrea | 0.85 | 2000 | ||
| =159 | Netherlands | 0.84 | 2009 | ||
| =159 | Liberia | 0.84 | 2008 | ||
| 161 | Malta | 0.76 | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Belgium | 0.73 | 2009 | ||
| 163 | Spain | 0.71 | 2009 | ||
| 164 | Greece | 0.64 | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Somalia | 0.5 | 1989 | ||
| 166 | Slovenia | 0.43 | 2009 | ||
| 167 | Slovakia | 0.13 | 2009 | ||
| 168 | Ireland | 0.09 | 2009 | ||
| 169 | Luxembourg | 0.04 | 2009 | ||
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 | 1996 |
