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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging markets | $5.90 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Non-religious countries | $5.56 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Cold countries | $4.72 trillion | 2010 | |||
| High income OECD countries | $3.81 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries | $2.91 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Europe | $2.69 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) | $2.21 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Religious countries | $1.93 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Muslim countries | $1.89 trillion | 2012 | |||
| NATO countries | $1.52 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Catholic countries | $1.50 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa | $1.43 trillion | 2012 | |||
| European Union | $1.37 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Former British colonies | $1.34 trillion | 2012 | |||
| OPEC countries | $1.33 trillion | 2012 | |||
| Eastern Europe | $891.65 billion | 2012 | |||
| Eurozone | $835.37 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | $670.46 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies | $538.18 billion | 2012 | |||
| Landlocked countries | $514.33 billion | 2010 | |||
| South and Central Asia | $409.82 billion | 2012 | |||
| South Asia | $330.33 billion | 2012 | |||
| Former French colonies | $300.29 billion | 2010 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $161.70 billion | 2010 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members | $122.06 billion | 2011 | |||
| failed states | $120.33 billion | 2010 |