Reserves - Country rankings
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Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 135 countries was 107.34 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in China: 3449.54 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 0.09 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Reserves, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3449.54 | 1 | 1977 - 2023 |
| Japan | 1294.64 | 2 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Switzerland | 863.89 | 3 | 1960 - 2023 |
| USA | 773.43 | 4 | 1960 - 2023 |
| India | 627.79 | 5 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Russia | 597.22 | 6 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia | 457.95 | 7 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong | 425.55 | 8 | 1990 - 2023 |
| South Korea | 420.93 | 9 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Singapore | 359.83 | 10 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Brazil | 355.02 | 11 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Germany | 322.7 | 12 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Italy | 247.4 | 13 | 1960 - 2023 |
| France | 240.79 | 14 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Thailand | 224.47 | 15 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mexico | 214.32 | 16 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Israel | 204.66 | 17 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Poland | 193.78 | 18 | 1979 - 2023 |
| UA Emirates | 189.49 | 19 | 1973 - 2023 |
| UK | 177.92 | 20 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Czechia | 148.38 | 21 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Indonesia | 146.36 | 22 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Turkey | 140.86 | 23 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Canada | 117.55 | 24 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Malaysia | 113.44 | 25 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Iraq | 112.23 | 26 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Denmark | 109.37 | 27 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Philippines | 103.74 | 28 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Spain | 103.09 | 29 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Libya | 92.43 | 30 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Algeria | 81.22 | 31 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Norway | 80.46 | 32 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Romania | 73 | 33 | 1973 - 2023 |
| Peru | 71.39 | 34 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Netherlands | 69.83 | 35 | 1960 - 2023 |
| South Africa | 62.49 | 36 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Australia | 61.7 | 37 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Sweden | 60.86 | 38 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Colombia | 59.04 | 39 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kuwait | 52.62 | 40 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Qatar | 51.54 | 41 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Chile | 46.38 | 42 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria | 46.33 | 43 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Hungary | 45.72 | 44 | 1983 - 2023 |
| Belgium | 40.81 | 45 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ukraine | 40.51 | 46 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Morocco | 36.33 | 47 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan | 35.96 | 48 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Portugal | 35.24 | 49 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 34.56 | 50 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Egypt | 33.07 | 51 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Austria | 31.21 | 52 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Macao | 27.77 | 53 | 1984 - 2023 |
| Serbia | 27.57 | 54 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Argentina | 23.08 | 55 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh | 21.86 | 56 | 1972 - 2023 |
| Guatemala | 21.31 | 57 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Oman | 17.45 | 58 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Finland | 16.93 | 59 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Uruguay | 16.26 | 60 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Domin. Rep. | 15.55 | 61 | 1960 - 2023 |
| New Zealand | 15.49 | 62 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Angola | 13.94 | 63 | 1995 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan | 13.75 | 64 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Pakistan | 13.73 | 65 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Greece | 13.61 | 66 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Costa Rica | 13.23 | 67 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ireland | 12.9 | 68 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Nepal | 12.46 | 69 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Slovakia | 11.29 | 70 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Paraguay | 9.89 | 71 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Tunisia | 9.24 | 72 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 9.2 | 73 | 1997 - 2023 |
| Belarus | 8.12 | 74 | 1994 - 2023 |
| Honduras | 7.54 | 75 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 7.34 | 76 | 1965 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 7.25 | 77 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Panama | 6.76 | 78 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Albania | 6.46 | 79 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 6.26 | 80 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Lithuania | 6.17 | 81 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Iceland | 5.81 | 82 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Moldova | 5.45 | 83 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Nicaragua | 5.45 | 84 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Bahrain | 5.12 | 85 | 1965 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia | 5.01 | 86 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Georgia | 5 | 87 | 1995 - 2023 |
| Latvia | 4.96 | 88 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Jamaica | 4.87 | 89 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Mongolia | 4.78 | 90 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 4.76 | 91 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Brunei | 4.48 | 92 | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ecuador | 4.44 | 93 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 3.62 | 94 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Armenia | 3.61 | 95 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 3.52 | 96 | 1984 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3.24 | 97 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Croatia | 3.18 | 98 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg | 2.98 | 99 | 1984 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 2.96 | 100 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 2.63 | 101 | 1962 - 2023 |
| Estonia | 2.59 | 102 | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bahamas | 2.51 | 103 | 1968 - 2023 |
| Slovenia | 2.37 | 104 | 1991 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 1.83 | 105 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Bolivia | 1.8 | 106 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Cyprus | 1.79 | 107 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Laos | 1.77 | 108 | 1988 - 2023 |
| Montenegro | 1.57 | 109 | 2007 - 2023 |
| Fiji | 1.55 | 110 | 1965 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 1.54 | 111 | 1982 - 2023 |
| Suriname | 1.35 | 112 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Palestine | 1.32 | 113 | 2006 - 2023 |
| Malta | 1.22 | 114 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Guyana | 0.9 | 115 | 1960 - 2023 |
| San Marino | 0.84 | 116 | 1993 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 0.82 | 117 | 1976 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 0.72 | 118 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Vanuatu | 0.64 | 119 | 1981 - 2023 |
| Maldives | 0.59 | 120 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 0.58 | 121 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Djibouti | 0.5 | 122 | 1984 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.5 | 123 | 1960 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 0.48 | 124 | 1974 - 2023 |
| Belize | 0.47 | 125 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Samoa | 0.45 | 126 | 1964 - 2023 |
| Saint Lucia | 0.42 | 127 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Grenada | 0.4 | 128 | 1970 - 2023 |
| Tonga | 0.4 | 129 | 1977 - 2023 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 0.36 | 130 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 0.32 | 131 | 1980 - 2023 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0.28 | 132 | 1976 - 2023 |
| Dominica | 0.18 | 133 | 1975 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.12 | 134 | 1966 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0.09 | 135 | 1964 - 2023 |
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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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