Reserves - Country rankings
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Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD, 2021 - Country rankings:
The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 15.41 billion U.S. dollars.The highest value was in Libya: 82.26 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Burundi: 0.27 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. 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, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 82.26 | 1 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Mozambique | 67.51 | 2 | 1984 - 2021 |
| South Africa | 57.6 | 3 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Algeria | 56.21 | 4 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Egypt | 39.82 | 5 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 35.65 | 6 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Angola | 14.47 | 7 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Ghana | 9.92 | 8 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Kenya | 9.49 | 9 | 1965 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 8.85 | 10 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Mauritius | 8.56 | 11 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Botswana | 4.8 | 12 | 1976 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 3.47 | 13 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Namibia | 2.76 | 14 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Zambia | 2.75 | 15 | 1965 - 2021 |
| Madagascar | 2.33 | 16 | 1962 - 2021 |
| Mauritania | 2.04 | 17 | 1962 - 2021 |
| Rwanda | 1.89 | 18 | 1964 - 2021 |
| Sierra Leone | 0.95 | 19 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.84 | 20 | 1966 - 2021 |
| Cape Verde | 0.77 | 21 | 1976 - 2021 |
| Seychelles | 0.7 | 22 | 1973 - 2021 |
| Gambia | 0.65 | 23 | 1964 - 2021 |
| Djibouti | 0.59 | 24 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Swaziland | 0.57 | 25 | 1974 - 2021 |
| Comoros | 0.33 | 26 | 1980 - 2021 |
| Burundi | 0.27 | 27 | 1964 - 2021 |
Economic outlook around the world
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.
82.26
67.51
57.60
56.21
39.82
35.65
14.47
9.92
9.49
8.85
8.56
4.80
3.47
2.76
2.75
2.33
2.04
1.89
0.95
0.84
0.77
0.70
0.65
0.59
0.57
0.33
0.27
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20.6
41.1
61.7
82.26
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