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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)].".
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DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LibyaLibya 45.2 2009
2 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 29.41 2009
3 ChinaChina 24.98 2009
4 JapanJapan 18.13 2009
5 BotswanaBotswana 17.85 2009
6 BoliviaBolivia 16.96 2009
7 RussiaRussia 16.14 2009
8 IraqIraq 15.19 2008
9 LebanonLebanon 14.23 2009
10 BrazilBrazil 13.18 2009
11 PeruPeru 11.53 2009
12 UruguayUruguay 10.71 2009
13 SyriaSyria 10.16 2008
14 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 9.94 2008
15 IsraelIsrael 9.91 2009
16 ThailandThailand 9.82 2009
17 IndiaIndia 9.81 2009
18 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 9.63 1994
19 ArgentinaArgentina 9.37 2009
20 NigeriaNigeria 9.27 2009
21 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 9.19 2009
22 PhilippinesPhilippines 8.73 2009
23 JordanJordan 8.64 2009
24 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8.6 1997
25 KuwaitKuwait 8.33 2009
26 RomaniaRomania 8.19 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 7.98 2009
27 VenezuelaVenezuela 7.77 2009
28 LatviaLatvia 7.43 2009
29 The GambiaThe Gambia 7.42 2009
30 BulgariaBulgaria 7.3 2009
31 LaosLaos 7.26 2009
32 MalaysiaMalaysia 7.24 2009
33 BurundiBurundi 7.21 2009
34 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 7.2 2009
35 MoroccoMorocco 7.12 2009
36 NepalNepal 6.7 2005
37 CameroonCameroon 6.45 2009
38 UgandaUganda 6.44 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 6.4 2009
39 SamoaSamoa 6.36 2009
40 CroatiaCroatia 6.3 2009
41 IcelandIceland 6.29 2009
42 BeninBenin 6.17 2008
43 IndonesiaIndonesia 6.14 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 6.12 2009
44 ColombiaColombia 6.11 2009
45 SingaporeSingapore 5.91 2009
46 DenmarkDenmark 5.86 2009
47 RwandaRwanda 5.82 2009
48 OmanOman 5.8 2009
49 TunisiaTunisia 5.79 2009
50 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.76 2009
51 ParaguayParaguay 5.71 2009
52 ArmeniaArmenia 5.67 2009
53 MongoliaMongolia 5.58 2009
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 5.57 2009
54 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 5.5 2007
55 TurkeyTurkey 5.47 2009
56 SurinameSuriname 5.39 2009
=57 CambodiaCambodia 5.31 2009
=57 LesothoLesotho 5.31 2006
59 TanzaniaTanzania 5.29 2009
60 KazakhstanKazakhstan 5.23 2009
61 South AfricaSouth Africa 5.21 2009
62 ComorosComoros 5.09 1995
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.05 2009
=63 BangladeshBangladesh 5.05 2009
=63 MauritiusMauritius 5.05 2009
=63 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 5.05 2009
66 UkraineUkraine 5.03 2009
=67 PolandPoland 5 2009
=67 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 5 2008
69 New ZealandNew Zealand 4.9 2009
70 DjiboutiDjibouti 4.89 2009
71 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4.88 2009
72 HungaryHungary 4.77 2009
73 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.68 2009
74 ChileChile 4.67 2009
75 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 4.62 2009
76 VanuatuVanuatu 4.58 2007
77 GuatemalaGuatemala 4.53 2009
78 BarbadosBarbados 4.45 2009
79 NamibiaNamibia 4.44 2009
80 NorwayNorway 4.4 2009
81 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.36 2009
82 MexicoMexico 4.33 2009
83 El SalvadorEl Salvador 4.26 2009
84 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 4.25 2009
85 NigerNiger 4.22 2008
86 SwazilandSwaziland 4.17 2009
87 PakistanPakistan 4.16 2009
88 MoldovaMoldova 4.15 2009
89 ZambiaZambia 4.14 2009
90 BruneiBrunei 4.09 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.06 2009
91 AlbaniaAlbania 4.05 2009
92 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 4.01 2009
=93 NicaraguaNicaragua 4 2009
=93 KenyaKenya 4 2009
95 TogoTogo 3.96 2008
=96 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.95 2009
=96 Cape VerdeCape Verde 3.95 2009
=98 BurmaBurma 3.9 2006
=98 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.9 1991
100 GrenadaGrenada 3.89 2009
=101 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 3.87 2009
=101 TongaTonga 3.87 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 3.84 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 3.8 2005
103 LithuaniaLithuania 3.79 2009
104 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 3.78 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 3.69 2009
105 MozambiqueMozambique 3.69 2008
106 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 3.68 2009
107 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 3.59 2009
108 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.57 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 3.57 2009
109 EstoniaEstonia 3.44 2009
110 JamaicaJamaica 3.43 2009
111 AngolaAngola 3.36 2009
112 HaitiHaiti 3.35 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 3.31 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 3.22 1994
113 GhanaGhana 3.21 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 3.18 2009
114 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.16 2007
115 DominicaDominica 3.13 2009
116 MaliMali 3.08 2008
117 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3.04 2009
118 European UnionEuropean Union 2.91 2009
119 ArubaAruba 2.88 2009
120 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2.84 2009
121 BelizeBelize 2.83 2009
122 SwedenSweden 2.79 2009
123 GuyanaGuyana 2.75 2008
124 MadagascarMadagascar 2.69 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 2.67 2009
125 MaldivesMaldives 2.64 2009
126 SenegalSenegal 2.63 2008
=127 VietnamVietnam 2.54 2009
=127 ItalyItaly 2.54 2009
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 2.5 1994
=129 EcuadorEcuador 2.48 2009
=129 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.48 1994
131 HondurasHonduras 2.44 2008
132 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2.43 2009
133 GabonGabon 2.39 2005
134 MalawiMalawi 2.37 2002
135 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.35 2009
136 ChadChad 2.27 1994
=137 BelarusBelarus 2.13 2009
=137 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.13 2009
=137 BahrainBahrain 2.13 2004
=140 United StatesUnited States 2.01 2009
=140 PanamaPanama 2.01 2009
142 SeychellesSeychelles 1.93 2009
143 FranceFrance 1.91 2009
144 FijiFiji 1.83 2005
145 PortugalPortugal 1.8 2009
146 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1.72 2009
147 GermanyGermany 1.54 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.47 2009
148 FinlandFinland 1.42 2009
149 CanadaCanada 1.39 2009
150 GuineaGuinea 1.36 2004
=151 AustraliaAustralia 1.24 2008
=151 MauritaniaMauritania 1.24 1998
=153 AustriaAustria 1.01 2009
=153 TajikistanTajikistan 1.01 2006
155 SudanSudan 0.96 2009
156 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.92 2009
157 CyprusCyprus 0.91 2009
158 EritreaEritrea 0.85 2000
=159 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.84 2009
=159 LiberiaLiberia 0.84 2008
161 MaltaMalta 0.76 2009
162 BelgiumBelgium 0.73 2009
163 SpainSpain 0.71 2009
164 GreeceGreece 0.64 2009
165 SomaliaSomalia 0.5 1989
166 SloveniaSlovenia 0.43 2009
167 SlovakiaSlovakia 0.13 2009
168 IrelandIreland 0.09 2009
169 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.04 2009
170 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.01 1996

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