Percent of world foreign exchange reserves - Country rankings

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Percent of world foreign exchange reserves, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 163 countries was 0.613 percent. The highest value was in China: 23.401 percent and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy
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Countries Percent of world foreign exchange reserves, 2023 Global rank Available data
China 23.401 1 1977 - 2023
Japan 8.783 2 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 5.86 3 1960 - 2023
USA 5.247 4 1960 - 2023
India 4.259 5 1960 - 2023
Russia 4.051 6 1993 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 3.107 7 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 2.887 8 1990 - 2023
South Korea 2.856 9 1960 - 2023
Singapore 2.441 10 1960 - 2023
Brazil 2.408 11 1960 - 2023
Germany 2.189 12 1960 - 2023
Italy 1.678 13 1960 - 2023
France 1.633 14 1960 - 2023
Thailand 1.523 15 1960 - 2023
Mexico 1.454 16 1960 - 2023
Israel 1.388 17 1960 - 2023
Poland 1.315 18 1979 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.285 19 1973 - 2023
UK 1.207 20 1960 - 2023
Czechia 1.007 21 1993 - 2023
Indonesia 0.993 22 1960 - 2023
Turkey 0.956 23 1960 - 2023
Canada 0.797 24 1960 - 2023
Malaysia 0.77 25 1960 - 2023
Iraq 0.761 26 1960 - 2023
Denmark 0.742 27 1960 - 2023
Philippines 0.704 28 1960 - 2023
Spain 0.699 29 1960 - 2023
Libya 0.627 30 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 0.626 31 1995 - 2023
Algeria 0.551 32 1960 - 2023
Norway 0.546 33 1960 - 2023
Romania 0.495 34 1973 - 2023
Peru 0.484 35 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 0.474 36 1960 - 2023
South Africa 0.424 37 1960 - 2023
Australia 0.419 38 1960 - 2023
Sweden 0.413 39 1960 - 2023
Colombia 0.401 40 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 0.357 41 1960 - 2023
Qatar 0.35 42 1966 - 2023
Chile 0.315 43 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.314 44 1991 - 2023
Hungary 0.31 45 1983 - 2023
Belgium 0.283 46 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 0.275 47 1992 - 2023
Morocco 0.246 48 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.244 49 1993 - 2023
Portugal 0.239 50 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 0.234 51 1999 - 2023
Nigeria 0.227 52 1960 - 2023
Egypt 0.224 53 1960 - 2023
Austria 0.212 54 1960 - 2023
Macao 0.188 55 1984 - 2023
Serbia 0.187 56 2006 - 2023
Lebanon 0.186 57 1960 - 2023
Argentina 0.157 58 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 0.148 59 1972 - 2023
Guatemala 0.145 60 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 0.136 61 1993 - 2023
Jordan 0.129 62 1960 - 2023
Oman 0.118 63 1970 - 2023
Finland 0.115 64 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 0.11 65 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.105 66 1960 - 2023
New Zealand 0.105 67 1960 - 2023
Angola 0.095 68 1995 - 2023
Azerbaijan 0.093 69 1993 - 2023
Pakistan 0.093 70 1960 - 2023
Greece 0.092 71 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.09 72 1960 - 2023
Ireland 0.088 73 1960 - 2023
Nepal 0.084 74 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 0.077 75 1993 - 2023
Paraguay 0.067 76 1960 - 2023
Burma 0.063 77 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 0.063 78 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 0.062 79 1997 - 2023
Belarus 0.055 80 1994 - 2023
Honduras 0.051 81 1960 - 2023
Kenya 0.05 82 1965 - 2023
Mauritius 0.049 83 1960 - 2023
Panama 0.046 84 1960 - 2023
Albania 0.044 85 1993 - 2023
Lithuania 0.042 86 1992 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.042 87 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.039 88 1960 - 2023
Moldova 0.037 89 1992 - 2023
Nicaragua 0.037 90 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 0.035 91 1965 - 2023
DR Congo 0.035 92 1960 - 2023
Georgia 0.034 93 1995 - 2023
Latvia 0.034 94 1993 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.034 95 1993 - 2023
Cameroon 0.033 96 1960 - 2023
Jamaica 0.033 97 1960 - 2023
Mongolia 0.033 98 1992 - 2023
Botswana 0.032 99 1976 - 2023
Brunei 0.03 100 1999 - 2023
Ecuador 0.03 101 1960 - 2023
Sri Lanka 0.03 102 1960 - 2023
Uganda 0.027 103 1966 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.026 104 1973 - 2023
Ghana 0.025 105 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 0.025 106 1984 - 2023
Armenia 0.024 107 1992 - 2023
Croatia 0.022 108 1992 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0.022 109 1993 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.022 110 1997 - 2023
Zambia 0.022 111 1965 - 2023
El Salvador 0.021 112 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.02 113 1984 - 2023
Namibia 0.02 114 1992 - 2023
Estonia 0.018 115 1992 - 2023
Haiti 0.018 116 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 0.018 117 1962 - 2023
Bahamas 0.017 118 1968 - 2023
Slovenia 0.016 119 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 0.014 120 1960 - 2023
Guinea 0.013 121 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 0.012 122 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 0.012 123 1960 - 2023
Laos 0.012 124 1988 - 2023
Rwanda 0.012 125 1964 - 2023
Barbados 0.011 126 1966 - 2023
Fiji 0.011 127 1965 - 2023
Montenegro 0.011 128 2007 - 2023
Aruba 0.01 129 1986 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.01 130 1982 - 2023
Gabon 0.01 131 1960 - 2023
Palestine 0.009 132 2006 - 2023
Suriname 0.009 133 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.008 134 1960 - 2023
Chad 0.007 135 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.006 136 1976 - 2023
Guyana 0.006 137 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 0.006 138 1980 - 2023
San Marino 0.006 139 1993 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.005 140 1960 - 2023
Seychelles 0.005 141 1973 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.005 142 1977 - 2023
Bhutan 0.004 143 1983 - 2023
Gambia 0.004 144 1964 - 2023
Maldives 0.004 145 1976 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.004 146 1981 - 2023
Belize 0.003 147 1976 - 2023
C.A. Republic 0.003 148 1962 - 2023
Djibouti 0.003 149 1984 - 2023
Grenada 0.003 150 1970 - 2023
Liberia 0.003 151 1974 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.003 152 1975 - 2023
Samoa 0.003 153 1964 - 2023
Sierra Leone 0.003 154 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 0.003 155 1974 - 2023
Tonga 0.003 156 1977 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.002 157 1975 - 2023
Comoros 0.002 158 1980 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.002 159 1976 - 2023
Burundi 0.001 160 1964 - 2023
Dominica 0.001 161 1975 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.001 162 1966 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0 163 1995 - 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. Vietnam
32. Algeria
33. Norway
34. Romania
35. Peru
36. Netherlands
37. South Africa
38. Australia
39. Sweden
40. Colombia
41. Kuwait
42. Qatar
43. Chile
44. Bulgaria
45. Hungary
46. Belgium
47. Ukraine
48. Morocco
49. Kazakhstan
50. Portugal
51. Uzbekistan
52. Nigeria
53. Egypt
54. Austria
55. Macao
56. Serbia
57. Lebanon
58. Argentina
59. Bangladesh
60. Guatemala
61. Cambodia
62. Jordan
63. Oman
64. Finland
65. Uruguay
66. Domin. Rep.
67. New Zealand
68. Angola
69. Azerbaijan
70. Pakistan
71. Greece
72. Costa Rica
73. Ireland
74. Nepal
75. Slovakia
76. Paraguay
77. Burma
78. Tunisia
79. Bosnia & Herz.
80. Belarus
81. Honduras
82. Kenya
83. Mauritius
84. Panama
85. Albania
86. Lithuania
87. Tr.&Tobago
88. Iceland
89. Moldova
90. Nicaragua
91. Bahrain
92. DR Congo
93. Georgia
94. Latvia
95. North Macedonia
96. Cameroon
97. Jamaica
98. Mongolia
99. Botswana
100. Brunei
101. Ecuador
102. Sri Lanka
103. Uganda
104. Papua N.G.
105. Ghana
106. Mozambique
107. Armenia
108. Croatia
109. Kyrgyzstan
110. Tajikistan
111. Zambia
112. El Salvador
113. Luxembourg
114. Namibia
115. Estonia
116. Haiti
117. Madagascar
118. Bahamas
119. Slovenia
120. Ethiopia
121. Guinea
122. Bolivia
123. Cyprus
124. Laos
125. Rwanda
126. Barbados
127. Fiji
128. Montenegro
129. Aruba
130. Eq. Guinea
131. Gabon
132. Palestine
133. Suriname
134. Malta
135. Chad
136. Cape Verde
137. Guyana
138. Lesotho
139. San Marino
140. R. of Congo
141. Seychelles
142. Solomon Isl.
143. Bhutan
144. Gambia
145. Maldives
146. Vanuatu
147. Belize
148. C.A. Republic
149. Djibouti
150. Grenada
151. Liberia
152. Saint Lucia
153. Samoa
154. Sierra Leone
155. Swaziland
156. Tonga
157. Ant.& Barb.
158. Comoros
159. St. Vincent & ...
160. Burundi
161. Dominica
162. Zimbabwe
163. S.T.&Principe
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