Economy > Reserves of foreign exchange and gold > Per $ GDP: Countries Compared
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. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | $1,182.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Singapore | $1,031.34 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 3 | Lebanon | $844.11 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 4 | Botswana | $773.84 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Hong Kong | $695.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Algeria | $681.71 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 7 | Malaysia | $551.90 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 8 | Lesotho | $478.29 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Jordan | $463.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Malta | $463.05 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 11 | China | $402.16 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Yemen | $395.92 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Taiwan | $391.79 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Bulgaria | $374.17 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 15 | Nigeria | $368.83 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Morocco | $362.79 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | $358.18 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Turkmenistan | $343.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago | $331.92 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Thailand | $324.76 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | $319.84 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 21 | Guyana | $312.00 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Russia | $307.72 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | $303.19 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $298.52 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Sao Tome and Principe | $293.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 26 | Bolivia | $286.12 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Honduras | $286.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | $282.79 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| 28 | Croatia | $269.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 29 | South Korea | $269.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 30 | Iran | $262.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 31 | Cyprus | $262.15 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | $252.39 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 33 | Uzbekistan | $250.31 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 34 | Congo, Republic of the | $250.23 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Romania | $248.42 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 36 | Kazakhstan | $247.68 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 37 | Slovakia | $242.69 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Egypt | $237.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 39 | Moldova | $237.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 40 | The Gambia | $236.94 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 41 | Israel | $227.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Latvia | $224.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 43 | Tunisia | $223.68 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 44 | Vietnam | $223.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Cape Verde | $222.03 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Czech Republic | $220.17 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 47 | Jamaica | $220.06 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 48 | Tonga | $216.43 per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | $210.75 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 49 | Ukraine | $209.78 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | $208.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 50 | Serbia and Montenegro | $204.08 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Mauritius | $201.75 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 52 | Venezuela | $201.64 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 53 | Japan | $199.23 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 54 | Albania | $198.44 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | $198.31 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 55 | Philippines | $196.44 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 56 | Cambodia | $196.17 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 57 | Angola | $195.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 58 | India | $194.31 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 59 | Uganda | $194.27 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Lithuania | $193.78 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 61 | Slovenia | $191.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Hungary | $191.23 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Benin | $191.00 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Bahrain | $188.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Peru | $186.99 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Paraguay | $186.82 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | $181.42 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Tanzania | $178.43 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 69 | Rwanda | $176.34 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | $175.92 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 70 | Ghana | $175.73 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 71 | Nicaragua | $171.70 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 72 | Estonia | $170.14 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 73 | Togo | $169.98 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 74 | Oman | $166.44 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Samoa | $166.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 76 | Suriname | $164.83 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Syria | $163.74 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 78 | Burundi | $162.53 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | $160.55 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 79 | Uruguay | $160.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Norway | $159.57 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 81 | Turkey | $157.48 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 82 | Mozambique | $151.94 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 83 | Seychelles | $150.56 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 84 | Senegal | $149.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Vanuatu | $144.84 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Poland | $143.12 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 87 | Argentina | $141.27 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 88 | Swaziland | $140.67 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 89 | Costa Rica | $140.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 90 | Armenia | $137.50 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 91 | New Zealand | $135.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | $134.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | $127.34 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 92 | Azerbaijan | $124.25 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 93 | Georgia | $123.28 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 94 | Chile | $117.66 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 95 | Gabon | $117.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 96 | Indonesia | $116.39 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 97 | Kenya | $114.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | $113.93 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 98 | Colombia | $113.67 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 99 | Guatemala | $111.19 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 100 | Kuwait | $111.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Denmark | $110.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Sri Lanka | $109.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 103 | Qatar | $107.20 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Madagascar | $104.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 105 | El Salvador | $103.74 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 106 | Cote d'Ivoire | $102.84 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 107 | Switzerland | $100.83 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 108 | South Africa | $100.36 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 109 | Pakistan | $99.51 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 110 | Laos | $98.22 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 111 | Chad | $96.64 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 112 | Cameroon | $94.69 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 113 | Belize | $93.43 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 114 | Mexico | $90.96 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 115 | Burkina Faso | $89.42 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | $87.09 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | $86.38 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Panama | $78.08 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 118 | Tajikistan | $72.49 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 119 | Australia | $71.70 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | $71.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 120 | Namibia | $70.56 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 121 | Dominican Republic | $69.55 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 122 | Zambia | $65.98 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 123 | Iceland | $64.21 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 124 | Bangladesh | $62.57 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 125 | Ethiopia | $62.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 126 | Brazil | $60.97 per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Malawi | $60.18 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 128 | Sweden | $57.83 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 129 | France | $51.87 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | $51.34 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | |||
| 130 | Portugal | $51.32 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 131 | Haiti | $51.18 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Ecuador | $49.58 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 133 | Sudan | $44.19 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 134 | Italy | $41.07 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 135 | Austria | $39.45 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 136 | Finland | $31.33 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 137 | Belarus | $29.75 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 138 | Canada | $28.60 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Zimbabwe | $27.94 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 140 | Belgium | $24.56 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 141 | Eritrea | $23.04 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 142 | Guinea | $22.16 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 143 | Cuba | $18.11 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 144 | Germany | $16.77 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 145 | United Kingdom | $16.56 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 146 | Spain | $15.80 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 147 | Netherlands | $15.57 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 148 | Greece | $11.63 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 149 | Burma | $7.54 per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 150 | Luxembourg | $5.61 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 151 | United States | $5.24 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 | ||
| 152 | Ireland | $3.78 per $1,000 of GDP | 2006 |
