Percent of world foreign exchange reserves - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Percent of world foreign exchange reserves, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 135 countries was 0.741 percent. The highest value was in China: 23.805 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: 0.001 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

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Countries Percent of world foreign exchange reserves, 2023 Global rank Available data
China 23.805 1 1977 - 2023
Japan 8.934 2 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 5.962 3 1960 - 2023
USA 5.337 4 1960 - 2023
India 4.332 5 1960 - 2023
Russia 4.121 6 1993 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 3.16 7 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 2.937 8 1990 - 2023
South Korea 2.905 9 1960 - 2023
Singapore 2.483 10 1960 - 2023
Brazil 2.45 11 1960 - 2023
Germany 2.227 12 1960 - 2023
Italy 1.707 13 1960 - 2023
France 1.662 14 1960 - 2023
Thailand 1.549 15 1960 - 2023
Mexico 1.479 16 1960 - 2023
Israel 1.412 17 1960 - 2023
Poland 1.337 18 1979 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.308 19 1973 - 2023
UK 1.228 20 1960 - 2023
Czechia 1.024 21 1993 - 2023
Indonesia 1.01 22 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.972 23 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.811 24 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.783 25 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.775 26 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.755 27 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.716 28 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.711 29 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.638 30 1960 - 2023
Algeria 0.56 31 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.555 32 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.504 33 1973 - 2023
Peru 0.493 34 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.482 35 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.431 36 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.426 37 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.42 38 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.407 39 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.363 40 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.356 41 1966 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.32 42 1991 - 2023
Chile 0.32 43 1960 - 2023
Hungary 0.316 44 1983 - 2023
Belgium 0.282 45 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.28 46 1992 - 2023
Morocco 0.251 47 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.248 48 1993 - 2023
Portugal 0.243 49 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.238 50 1999 - 2023
Egypt 0.228 51 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.215 52 1960 - 2023
Macao 0.192 53 1984 - 2023
Serbia 0.19 54 2006 - 2023
Argentina 0.159 55 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.151 56 1972 - 2023
Guatemala 0.147 57 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.12 58 1970 - 2023
Finland 0.117 59 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.112 60 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.107 61 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.107 62 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.096 63 1995 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.095 64 1993 - 2023
Pakistan 0.095 65 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.094 66 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.091 67 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.089 68 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.086 69 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.078 70 1993 - 2023
Paraguay 0.068 71 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.064 72 1997 - 2023
Tunisia 0.064 73 1960 - 2023
Belarus 0.056 74 1994 - 2023
Honduras 0.052 75 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.051 76 1965 - 2023
Mauritius 0.05 77 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.047 78 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.045 79 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.043 80 1992 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.043 81 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.04 82 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.038 83 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.038 84 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.035 85 1965 - 2023
Georgia 0.035 86 1995 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.035 87 1993 - 2023
Jamaica 0.034 88 1960 - 2023
Latvia 0.034 89 1993 - 2023
Botswana 0.033 90 1976 - 2023
Mongolia 0.033 91 1992 - 2023
Brunei 0.031 92 1999 - 2023
Ecuador 0.031 93 1960 - 2023
Armenia 0.025 94 1992 - 2023
Ghana 0.025 95 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.024 96 1984 - 2023
Croatia 0.022 97 1992 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.022 98 1993 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.021 99 1984 - 2023
Namibia 0.02 100 1992 - 2023
Estonia 0.018 101 1992 - 2023
Madagascar 0.018 102 1962 - 2023
Bahamas 0.017 103 1968 - 2023
Slovenia 0.016 104 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 0.013 105 1964 - 2023
Bolivia 0.012 106 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 0.012 107 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.012 108 1988 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.011 109 1982 - 2023
Fiji 0.011 110 1965 - 2023
Montenegro 0.011 111 2007 - 2023
Palestine 0.009 112 2006 - 2023
Suriname 0.009 113 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.008 114 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.006 115 1976 - 2023
Guyana 0.006 116 1960 - 2023
San Marino 0.006 117 1993 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.005 118 1960 - 2023
Gambia 0.004 119 1964 - 2023
Maldives 0.004 120 1976 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.004 121 1981 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.003 122 1975 - 2023
Belize 0.003 123 1976 - 2023
Djibouti 0.003 124 1984 - 2023
Grenada 0.003 125 1970 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.003 126 1975 - 2023
Samoa 0.003 127 1964 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.003 128 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.003 129 1974 - 2023
Tonga 0.003 130 1977 - 2023
Comoros 0.002 131 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.002 132 1976 - 2023
Burundi 0.001 133 1964 - 2023
Dominica 0.001 134 1975 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.001 135 1966 - 2023


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1. China
2. Japan
3. Switzerland
4. USA
5. India
6. Russia
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Hong Kong
9. South Korea
10. Singapore
11. Brazil
12. Germany
13. Italy
14. France
15. Thailand
16. Mexico
17. Israel
18. Poland
19. UA Emirates
20. UK
21. Czechia
22. Indonesia
23. Turkey
24. Canada
25. Malaysia
26. Iraq
27. Denmark
28. Philippines
29. Spain
30. Libya
31. Algeria
32. Norway
33. Romania
34. Peru
35. Netherlands
36. South Africa
37. Australia
38. Sweden
39. Colombia
40. Kuwait
41. Qatar
42. Bulgaria
43. Chile
44. Hungary
45. Belgium
46. Ukraine
47. Morocco
48. Kazakhstan
49. Portugal
50. Uzbekistan
51. Egypt
52. Austria
53. Macao
54. Serbia
55. Argentina
56. Bangladesh
57. Guatemala
58. Oman
59. Finland
60. Uruguay
61. Domin. Rep.
62. New Zealand
63. Angola
64. Azerbaijan
65. Pakistan
66. Greece
67. Costa Rica
68. Ireland
69. Nepal
70. Slovakia
71. Paraguay
72. Bosnia & Herz.
73. Tunisia
74. Belarus
75. Honduras
76. Kenya
77. Mauritius
78. Panama
79. Albania
80. Lithuania
81. Tr.&Tobago
82. Iceland
83. Moldova
84. Nicaragua
85. Bahrain
86. Georgia
87. North Macedonia
88. Jamaica
89. Latvia
90. Botswana
91. Mongolia
92. Brunei
93. Ecuador
94. Armenia
95. Ghana
96. Mozambique
97. Croatia
98. Kyrgyzstan
99. Luxembourg
100. Namibia
101. Estonia
102. Madagascar
103. Bahamas
104. Slovenia
105. Rwanda
106. Bolivia
107. Cyprus
108. Laos
109. Eq. Guinea
110. Fiji
111. Montenegro
112. Palestine
113. Suriname
114. Malta
115. Cape Verde
116. Guyana
117. San Marino
118. R. of Congo
119. Gambia
120. Maldives
121. Vanuatu
122. Ant.& Barb.
123. Belize
124. Djibouti
125. Grenada
126. Saint Lucia
127. Samoa
128. Sierra Leone
129. Swaziland
130. Tonga
131. Comoros
132. St. Vincent & ...
133. Burundi
134. Dominica
135. Zimbabwe
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